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30 This deed was done at Otterbourne, About the breaking of the day ; Earl Doiio'las was buried at the braken bush, f And the Percy led captive away. f The ballad is incorrect in this particular, for " three days after [the battle] the bodies of Douglas, and the other great coiDinanders that fell, were carried to Melrose, and there, with military ponip, interred." of Scot landJ vol. i. Buchanan's Histori/ —
31 THE BATTLE 6F HARLAW. [The ballad relates very faithfully and circumstantially the cause and issue of this battle, fought in 1411, between Donald of the Isles and the Earl of Marr, nephew to the Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland during the captivity of James I.—In the " Complaynt of Scotland," publish- ed in 1549, a ballad, with this title, is mentioned as being then popular, and, making allowance for a few alterations which more modern reciters would substitute, this may be the same with the one there alluded to. It was first published by Allan Ramsay, who, as they suited his own taste, was not over scrupulous either of retrenching stanzas, or substituting his own verses for the originals in the ancient poetry which he collected ; some may, therefore, entertain doubts of its authenticity, but, if we may trust the internal evidence of the poem, it does not appear that there is any other foundation for these sus- picions than the circumstance of Ramsay being its pub- lisher. A bag-pipe tune to this ballad is cursorily noticed in the " Polemo-Middinia," a mock-heroic poem, said to be written by the celebrated Dr Ktcairne.] Frae Dimideir as I cam throuch, Doun by the hill of Banochie, Allangst the lands of Garioch, Grit pitie was to heir and se. The noys and dulesum hermonie. That evir that driery day did daw, Cryand the corynoch on hie, " Alas, alas, for the Harlaw !'*
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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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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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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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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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196 It is by this survivor that the
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200 was found a few years ago by Mr
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206 The first of them was clad in r
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SIO SIR HUGH [In the dark ages the
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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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220 FAUSE FOODRAGE. [The hero of th
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226 THE YOUNG TAMLANE. [In this poe
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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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243 " O its I'm sick, and very sick
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246 I lighted down, my sword did' d
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250 Wae worth the louns that made t
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252 B. Where gat ye that bonny bonn
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254 Busk ye^ then busk, my bonny bo
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€58 ; ; ! ; ! ! ^ He promised me
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260 SIR JAMES THE ROSS. ^rVVVVX-V^-
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262 — : Her father, Buchan*s crue
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2GS THE WEE WEE MAN. A. FRAGMENT.
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270 CLERK COLVILL; or, THE MERMAID.
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272 Out then he drew his shining bl
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274 *^ O gin ye gang to may * Marga
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280 espoused by both parties, who r
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282 *' To get an hude, I hald it be
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•284 Yon man will not ourryd you.
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286 Thair wes not ane of tliame tli
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290 CHRISTIS KIRK OF THE GRENE. [Th
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292 serted in their order ; althoug
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294 Tliair kirtillis war of Lynkome
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1 ! 296 Quhill that he oisted at ba
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298 Than Lowrie as ane lyoiin lap^
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soo For he cam liame with unbu'st b
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302 ^iihyle bludy berkit "wes their
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30i CANTO II. * But there had been
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306 Close by the craig^, and with h
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310 Wlian he was strnte, twa sturdy
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312 Her lad like bny tJock did craw
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314 But some -who had been foti yes
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316 — I wat na liov/ it came to p
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318 Till booyd, aild floor, and a'
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390 Wi' mony an unco skirl ^nd shou
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322 THE WIFE OF AUCHTERMUCHTY. [The
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324 ; ! ; '^^ But sen that ye "svil
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330 Into my tyrne, qnhairever I hav
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332 ; ; : ; For Godis luif heir me
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334 With that scho smylit wounder l
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3.3^ For at this time ye may noclit
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340 ; ! And opent itj and tban scho
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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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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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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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