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Page vii
... MOTHER CHILD WATERS . EARL BRAND The Douglas Tragedy The Child of Ell . LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNET THE BROWN GIRL FAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM LORD LOVEL 35 37 44 49 52 54 LADY MAISRY 2352 60 63 67 70 222823 THE CRUEL BROTHER THE ...
... MOTHER CHILD WATERS . EARL BRAND The Douglas Tragedy The Child of Ell . LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNET THE BROWN GIRL FAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM LORD LOVEL 35 37 44 49 52 54 LADY MAISRY 2352 60 63 67 70 222823 THE CRUEL BROTHER THE ...
Page xxxiv
... mother refused to introduce her to the world without hiding the slut's uncouth attire under fine raiment . To which end , besides adding ' little elegant pieces , ' he recast and rewrote ' the more obsolete poems , ' many of which came ...
... mother refused to introduce her to the world without hiding the slut's uncouth attire under fine raiment . To which end , besides adding ' little elegant pieces , ' he recast and rewrote ' the more obsolete poems , ' many of which came ...
Page xlv
... Mother did not also ' howk ' a grave for her murdered babe with that implement . But readers will easily pick out and enjoy for themselves other instances of the naïve and picturesque in these ballads . GLOSSARY OF BALLAD COMMONPLACES ...
... Mother did not also ' howk ' a grave for her murdered babe with that implement . But readers will easily pick out and enjoy for themselves other instances of the naïve and picturesque in these ballads . GLOSSARY OF BALLAD COMMONPLACES ...
Page 31
... mother dear , Come frae the castle wa ' ! I fear , if langer ye stand there , Ye'll let yoursell down fa ' . ' 9. And she gaed down , and farther down , Her love's ship for to see , And the topmast and the mainmast Shone like the silver ...
... mother dear , Come frae the castle wa ' ! I fear , if langer ye stand there , Ye'll let yoursell down fa ' . ' 9. And she gaed down , and farther down , Her love's ship for to see , And the topmast and the mainmast Shone like the silver ...
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... mother ? And had ye ony sister , Annie , Or had ye ony brother ? ' 29. The Earl of Wemyss was my father , The Countess of Wemyss my mother ; And a ' the folk about the house To me were sister and brother . ' 30. ' If the Earl of Wemyss ...
... mother ? And had ye ony sister , Annie , Or had ye ony brother ? ' 29. The Earl of Wemyss was my father , The Countess of Wemyss my mother ; And a ' the folk about the house To me were sister and brother . ' 30. ' If the Earl of Wemyss ...
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