A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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The manly miller, haff and haff,*
Came out to shaw good will,
Flang by his mittens and his staff,
Cry'd, " Gi'e me Paiti/s Mill;"
He lap bawk-liight, t and cry'd, " Ha'd aff ;"
They rees'd him that had skill
" He wad do't better," quoth a cawff^
*' Had he anither gill
Of usquebay."
Furth started neist a pensy blade.
And out a maiden took.
They said that he was Falkland bred^ %
And danced by the book
A souple taylor to his trade.
And when their hands he shook,
Ga'e them what he got frae his dad, .
Videlicet, the yuke.
To claw that day»
Whan a' cry'd out he did sae weel.
He Meg and Bess did call up
The lasses babb'd about the reel,
Gar'd a' their hurdies wallop.
And swat hke pownies when they speel
Up braes, or when they gaUop;
But a thrawn knublock hit his heel.
And wives had him to haul up,
Haff fell'd that day.
* Halfftiddled.
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t So high as his head could strike the loft, or joining of
the couples.
X He had been a journeyman to the King's tailor, and had
seen court dancing.