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THE ELFIN KNIGHT—E

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Motherwell's MS., p. 492.

1

The Elfin Knight sits on yon hill,
Ba ba lilly ba
Blowing his horn loud and shill.
And the wind has blawn my plaid awa

2

‘I love to hear that horn blaw;
I wish him [here] owns it and a'.’

3

That word it was no sooner spoken,
Than Elfin Knight in her arms was gotten.

4

‘You must mak to me a sark,
Without threed, sheers or needle wark.’