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292 serted in their order ; although they do not possess the rich humour and exuberant fancy of the royal bard, de- scending frequently to coarseness of expression, yet they are not deficient in merit, giving a faithful picture of the rustic pranks and debauch that took place at the celebration of a country wedding in the beginning of last century. It is conjectured by the Rev. George Donaldson, with some degree of plausibility, that the scene of the exploits described in the first canto was Christ's Kirk in the parish of Kennethmont, in that part of the county of Aber- deen, near Lesly, called Garrioch, where a fair was for- merly held during the night. " It is well known," he observes, " that James visited the most distant parts of his kingdom to hear complaints and redress grievances. And it is not impossible, nor even very improbable, that in his progress he may have seen or heard of Christ's Kirk. Now, what place more likely to strike the fancy of this monarch, than one distinguished by so singular a custom ? The circumstance of the market at midnight may be supposed to fall in with his humour, and give birth to such scenes as he has described. Even the name of the performance is descriptive of the place : for the green still encircles the ruins of the kirk ; and it is be- sides the only one in Scotland that I am acquainted with, to which the name of the ballad is applicable." — Statistic cal Acconnty vol xiii. p. 77. The first canto is here given from the " Poetical Remains of James I.'' printed at Edinburgh in 1783, in which the ingenious editor has followed Bannaryne's MS. 1568, preserved in the Advocates Library. The notes also ara taken from that edition.^
29a GANTO I. WÊS nevir in Scotland hard nor sene Sic dansing nor deray, ' Nouthir at Falkland on the Grene, Nor Pebillis at the Play As wes of wowaris, * as I wene. At Chi'istis Kirk on ane day Thair came our kitties, weshen clene, 3 In thair new kirtillis of gray. Full gay. At Ghristis Kirk of the Grene that day. To dans thir damysellis thame dicht, "*• Thir lasses licht of laitis, 5 Thair gluvis war of the raifel rycht, ^ Thair shune war of the Str^dtis, 7 1 Merriment, riot, disorder. 2 Suitors. 3 Rustic, romping, country lasses, drest in their new apparel 4 Dressed or prepared for the occasion 5 The context plainly requires " light-heeled girls:'* laitis literally signifies joints 6 Probably from the Saxon ra, or rae, a roe-deer, and ffell, a skin 7 Probably a local name for a particular kind of leather at' that period .2 B 3 ; :
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THE GLEN COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH MUS
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A COLLECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODEUN
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PREFACE. Our relations and intercou
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In some of our early poems, it must
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Vll ought to be a main object in al
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X CONTENTS* Romantic. Dialogue betw
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POPULAR SCOTTISH BALLADS, TALES, AN
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Our King has written a braid letter
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6 The ankers brak, and the top-mast
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HARDYKNUTE. A FRAGMENT. [In 1263, E
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10 Full thirtein sons to him sclio
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12 '" Robin of Rothsay, bend thy bo
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u : ; ; Syne he has gane far hynd a
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16 " Sair bleids my lelge } Sali% s
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18 Schort quhyle he in his sadill s
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20 GUDE WALLACE. VW*'V%'V*V».'V* [
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22 The dinner was na weel readie. N
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^4 earae night. The fiery and impet
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26 He took a lang spear in his hand
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28 When Percy wi' the Douglas met,
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30 This deed was done at Otterbourn
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39 I marvlit what the matter meint.
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34 And then throw fair Strathbogie
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36 The armies met, the trumpet soun
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38 Of the best men amang them was T
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40 JOHNIE ARMSTRANG. [The almost co
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4f- unless their chiefs were secure
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44 ^' Make kinnen and capon ready t
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46 ; ! ! ! ; ! '^ Away, away, thou
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46 John murdered was at Carlinrigg,
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50 n support to her government, to
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52 ; ; Marry gart rayse thi tardy M
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54. EDOM 0^ GORDON. '^-fcV^'VV'VXWV
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56 " Cum down to me, ze lady fair.
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58 He turned hir owr and owr again
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60 THE BATTLE OF REIDSWIRE. [The wa
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62 -Of other clans I cannot tell. B
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64 — The Scotsmen cried on other
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66 ; ; . The Laird's Wat did weel,
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68 Then they are come on to Hutton
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TO ^' O what's this come o' me now
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72 ; ; " But lend me thy bay/' fair
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74 Then Dickie's come liame to the
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76 He's gien him twenty punds for t
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78 ^^ Ne'er fear, sister Downie," q
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so ^' Now haud thy tongue^ my glide
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82 They scarce tlie ither side had
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84 We were stout-hearted men and tr
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86 ! ; " Gar warn the Bows of Hartl
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88 They gave him a wheaten loaf to
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90 was sent to bring Murray into th
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He was a braw gallant. And he rid a
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94- fled by the queen's means, he w
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9G '* Call to me a' my gaolom's. Ca
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9S Pitciiple getting notice, convee
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100 Then Lady Frennet, vengeful dam
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102 iiiunicated to the editor, by h
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104 Estates in 1689, to which he wa
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i06 a pike's length of the enemy; a
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WB Oh' on a ri ! Oh' on a ri! Why s
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110 Kiunber of the noblemen and gen
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112^ THE BATTLE OF SKERIFF-MUIR, [T
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114 There'^s some say that we waii>
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116 StrathmoiT and Clanronald, * Cr
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118 His king and his country and a'
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120 A DIALOGUE BETWEEN WILL LICK-LA
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122 W. But now brave Angus conies a
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124, VF AND WAR 'EM A^ WILLIE. VV H
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126 TRANENT MUIR. [The suppression
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128 ed one private man, and wounded
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— ISO The Chevalier, being void o
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132 ; : : ; He turn'd his back^ and
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134 Some Highland rogues^ like hung
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13G When Cliarlie look't the letter
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When Charlie look'd the letter upon
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140 been produced and handed about
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142 ; And whan he cam to broken bri
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144 [Jiis hair was like the threeds
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146 ; ; ; ; '' Bettei- I loe that b
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148 FAIR ANNIE OF LOCHROYAN. «>kV
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150 ^' O, it is Annie of Lochroyan,
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152 ; ; Love Gregor started £rae h
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154. CLERK SAUNDERS. [This ballad i
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156 ; ; ; : ; Then out and spake th
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"' O cocks are crowing a merry midn
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160 SWEET WILLIE AND FAIR ANNIE. %/
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162 '* O I sail wed the nut-brown m
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164» And whan she cam to Mary-kIrk
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168 ! ; ! : ; The firsten bower tha
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168 LAMMIKIN. p'here are several co
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170 " Wheue are a' the lasses o' th
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172 ^•' Tho' merry sounds the gud
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174 SWEET WILLIE. %^w»/v»/vv* [Th
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176 '* Now come, now come, WiUie/'
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178 (' Now haud your tongue, Willie
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ISO " ril gie .you a robe, Glenkind
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182 ; ; She keiit he was nae gentle
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184 ; ; But cald and dead was that
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186 " I wadiica marry your sister.
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188 ^' What colour were his hawks ?
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190 LORD BARNABY. »'Vk'V»/V-V*v1
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192 — ; ; " O v/aken ye^ waken ye
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194 ! ; ; The first straik that you
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196 It is by this survivor that the
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19S ^^ Gae saddle to me the black b
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200 was found a few years ago by Mr
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20^2 ^'^ You're welcome to you ha's
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204 ; ; '' What ails ye, what ails
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206 The first of them was clad in r
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" Ride up^ ride up/* cry'd the fore
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SIO SIR HUGH [In the dark ages the
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212 ; ; She's row'd him in a cake o
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2H LADY MAISRY. [This fine ballad i
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216 He's doen him to his sister's b
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2m ; : " O is my biggins * broken^
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220 FAUSE FOODRAGE. [The hero of th
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222 Then up and raise him,, King Ho
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224 ^^ And ye maun learn my gay gbs
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226 THE YOUNG TAMLANE. [In this poe
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— 228 There*^s naiie^ that gaes b
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230 Out and spak an auld gray-heade
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232 - *' There came a wind out of t
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234 " P or I ride on the milk-white
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236 They sing, inspired with love a
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23S JAMIE DOUGLAS. •^v^^-vvvw [Th
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no ^'^ Now liaud your tongue, my da
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Page 264 and 265: 246 I lighted down, my sword did' d
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Page 270 and 271: 252 B. Where gat ye that bonny bonn
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Page 274 and 275: — 2m A. Return, return, O mournfu
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Page 278 and 279: 260 SIR JAMES THE ROSS. ^rVVVVX-V^-
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Page 330 and 331: 312 Her lad like bny tJock did craw
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Page 340 and 341: 322 THE WIFE OF AUCHTERMUCHTY. [The
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Page 356 and 357: 338 And tak your part of sic gude a
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; : Lat no man wit that I can do si
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su And in this place se na man that
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346 THE MONK AND MILLER^S WIFE. v%
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348 ; — Out of the house sonje li
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350 — : — ; Then ask'd his sulk
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352 Beliind the ark that hands your
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354 THE HEIR OF LINNE. * x-v-w >.-f
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356 Sayes, " Welcome, welcome. Lord
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3^8 " To beg my bread from door to
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360 He took the bill, and lookt It
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36^ '^' And here I pl'offer thee^ H
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364< Upo' the tap o' ilka lum The s
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366 Whan Phoebus ligs in Thetis' la
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36S XEITH RACES. *-*'«/*.-»^'WV^*
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370 : ; W»ll reel and ramble thro'
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372 ; ; : ; ; For weel wat they, a
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374 Till up loups he, wi' diction f
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376 ; ; : Frae the big stack, weel
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S7H 1i'et thrift, industrious, bide
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380 THE FARMER^S HA\ %%-»'V'W'\r'V
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382 ; ; The carlin^ ay for spinning
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384 ; ; Here bawdrlns sits, and coc
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386 He hads his trinkets to the lig
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388 ; ; Auld Luckie cries, " Ye're
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390 " The smith thhiks they ha'e pl
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39t ; ; The farmer now comes ben th
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