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28 MINSTKELSY OF
Full fifteen days that braid host lay,
Seiging Auld Maitlaud keen ;
Syne they hae left him, hail and fair,
Within his strength of stane.
Then fifteen barks, all gaily good,
Met them upon a day,
Which they did lade with as much spoil
As they could bear away.
" England's our ain by heritage ;
" And what can us withstand,
" Now we hae conqucr\l fair Scotland,
" With buckler, bow, and brand P"
Then they are on to the land o' France,
Where auld King Edward lay,
Burning baith castle, tower, and town,
That he met in his way.
Until he came unto that town,
Which some call Billo})-Grace ;
There were Auld Maitland"s sons, a' three,
Learning at school, alas !
Full fifteen days that braid host lay,
Seiging Auld Maitlaud keen ;
Syne they hae left him, hail and fair,
Within his strength of stane.
Then fifteen barks, all gaily good,
Met them upon a day,
Which they did lade with as much spoil
As they could bear away.
" England's our ain by heritage ;
" And what can us withstand,
" Now we hae conqucr\l fair Scotland,
" With buckler, bow, and brand P"
Then they are on to the land o' France,
Where auld King Edward lay,
Burning baith castle, tower, and town,
That he met in his way.
Until he came unto that town,
Which some call Billo})-Grace ;
There were Auld Maitland"s sons, a' three,
Learning at school, alas !
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1 > (230) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80611086 |
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| Description | Vol. I . |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17 |
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| Description | Consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition. |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17-19 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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