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1 wadna be your licht leman,
For mail' than ye could gie."
Then he drew out his lang bricht brand,
And flashed it in her een ;
" Now grant me love for love, ladye.
Or through ye this shall gang !"
Then, sighing, says that ladye fair,
" Brown Adam tarries lang !"
Says, " I'm just at your hand."
He's garred him leave his bonny bow,
And garred him leave his brand ;
He's garred him leave a dearer pledge.
Four fingers o' his richt hand ! *
CHILDE ETHER.
Childe Ether and Lady Maisry
Were born baith at ae birth ;
They luvit each other tenderlie,
'Bune every thing on earth.
" The lee likes na the simmer shouir,
Nor gerse the mornin dew.
Better, deir Lady Maisry,
Than Childe Ether luves you."
"^ The bonnie doo likes na its mate,
Nor the babe at breist its mother,
Better, my deirest Childe Ether,
Than Maisry luves her brother."
* From the Border Minstrelsy. There was, however, a copy previously
in print, on a single sheet.
1 wadna be your licht leman,
For mail' than ye could gie."
Then he drew out his lang bricht brand,
And flashed it in her een ;
" Now grant me love for love, ladye.
Or through ye this shall gang !"
Then, sighing, says that ladye fair,
" Brown Adam tarries lang !"
Says, " I'm just at your hand."
He's garred him leave his bonny bow,
And garred him leave his brand ;
He's garred him leave a dearer pledge.
Four fingers o' his richt hand ! *
CHILDE ETHER.
Childe Ether and Lady Maisry
Were born baith at ae birth ;
They luvit each other tenderlie,
'Bune every thing on earth.
" The lee likes na the simmer shouir,
Nor gerse the mornin dew.
Better, deir Lady Maisry,
Than Childe Ether luves you."
"^ The bonnie doo likes na its mate,
Nor the babe at breist its mother,
Better, my deirest Childe Ether,
Than Maisry luves her brother."
* From the Border Minstrelsy. There was, however, a copy previously
in print, on a single sheet.
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| Description | Collected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: W. Tait, 1829. Part I. Historical ballads -- Part II. Ballads supposed to refer to real circumstances in private life -- Part III. Romantic ballads -- Part IV. Imitations of the ancient ballads. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.49 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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