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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

Edited by Francis James Child.

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Part I.
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Part II.
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Part III.
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Part IV.
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Part V.
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Part VI.
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Part VII.
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189 HOBIE NOBLE
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190 JAMIE TELFER OF THE FAIR DODHEAD
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191 HUGHIE GRAME
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192 THE LOCHMABEN HARPER
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193 THE DEATH OF PARCY REED
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194 THE LAIRD OF WARISTON
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195 LORD MAXWELL'S LAST GOODNIGHT
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196 THE FIRE OF FRENDRAUGHT
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197 JAMES GRANT
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198 BONNY JOHN SETON
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199 THE BONNIE HOUSE O AIRLIE
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200 THE GYPSY LADDIE
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201 BESSY BELL AND MARY GRAY
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202 THE BATTLE OF PHILIPHAUGH
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203 THE BARON OF BRACKLEY
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204 JAMIE DOUGLAS
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205 LOUDON HILL, OR, DRUMCLOG
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206 BOTHWELL BRIDGE
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207 LORD DELAMERE
  
The Long-armed Duke
  
Devonshire's Noble Duel with Lord Danby, in the year 1687
  
LORD DELAMERE—C
  
Lord Delaware; or, Lord Delamare
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208 LORD DERWENTWATER
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209 GEORDIE
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210 BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL
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211 BEWICK AND GRAHAM
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212 THE DUKE OF ATHOLE'S NURSE
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213 SIR JAMES THE ROSE
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214 THE BRAES O YARROW
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215 RARE WILLIE DROWNED IN YARROW, OR, THE WATER O GAMRIE
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216 THE MOTHER'S MALISON, OR, CLYDE'S WATER
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217 THE BROOM OF COWDENKNOWS
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218 THE FALSE LOVER WON BACK
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219 THE GARDENER
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220 THE BONNY LASS OF ANGLESEY
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221 KATHARINE JAFFRAY
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222 BONNY BABY LIVINGSTON
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223 EPPIE MORRIE
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224 THE LADY OF ARNGOSK
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225 ROB ROY
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Part VIII.
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Part IX.

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Sir Patrick Spens

SIR PATRICK SPENS—O

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Gibb MS., p. 63.

1

Bonny were the feather beds
Cam sailin ower the faem,
But bonnier was the sixteen lords
Gaed out and neer cam hame.

2

Lang, lang may the nourice sit,
Wi the bonny babe on her knee,
Ere ever she see her good lord come,
To pay to her her fee.

3

An lang, lang will the lady sit,
Wi the gowd fan in her hand,
Ere ever she see her ain gude lord
Come skipping to dry land.
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