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NOTES
ON
LAIRD OF WARIESTOUN.
Till evil cam into her head,
All by the Enemy p. 53. v. 3.
In Scotland, the devil is called, par excellence, " the
Enemy " as being the grand enemy of mankind.
Word's gane to her father, the great Duniepace*—
p. 55. v. 8.
He was John Livingstone, of Dunipace in Stir-
lingshire ;" but the editor has not discovered why he
merited the title of " Great."
Cries, " Fy ! gar mak a barrel d pikes,
And row her down some brae.—p. 55. v. 8.
This cruel and barbarous punishment, though seem-
ingly known, has not, so far as the Editor is aware, been
ever put in practice in Scotland. It appears, however,
to have been familiar to some ancient nations, and to