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THE SCOTTISH BORDER. 31
Now, is't na time, brothers,''' he cried,
'• Now, is't na time to flee ?""
Ay, by my sooth !" they baith rephed,
" Well bear you company ."'■'
The youngest turn'd him in a path,
And drew a bvu-nish\l brand.
And fifteen of the foremost slew,
Till back the lave did stand.
He spurr''d the grey into the path,
Till baith his sides they bled —
" Grey ! thou maun carry me away,
" Or mv life lies in wad !""
The captain lookit ower the wa\
About the break o"' day ;
There he beheld the three Scots lads.
Pursued along the way.
" Pull up portcullize ! down draw-brigg
" My nephews are at hand ;
" And they sail lodge wi' me to-night,
" In spite of all England."
Now, is't na time, brothers,''' he cried,
'• Now, is't na time to flee ?""
Ay, by my sooth !" they baith rephed,
" Well bear you company ."'■'
The youngest turn'd him in a path,
And drew a bvu-nish\l brand.
And fifteen of the foremost slew,
Till back the lave did stand.
He spurr''d the grey into the path,
Till baith his sides they bled —
" Grey ! thou maun carry me away,
" Or mv life lies in wad !""
The captain lookit ower the wa\
About the break o"' day ;
There he beheld the three Scots lads.
Pursued along the way.
" Pull up portcullize ! down draw-brigg
" My nephews are at hand ;
" And they sail lodge wi' me to-night,
" In spite of all England."
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1 > (233) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80611122 |
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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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