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THE MAID AND THE PALMER—B

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A Ballad Book, by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, edited by David Laing, p. 157 f, vii; from Sir W. Scott's recollection.

1

Seven years ye shall be a stone,
[OMITTED]
For many a poor palmer to rest him upon.
And you the fair maiden of Gowden-gane

2

‘Seven years ye'll be porter of hell,
And then I'll take you to mysell.’
[OMITTED]

3

‘Weel may I be a' the other three,
But porter of hell I never will be.’
And I, etc.