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34 IXriXSTRELSY OF
" Nor is there men, in a'' 3'our liost,
" Daur fight us three to three.'
" Now, by my sootli/'' young Edward said,
" Wee] *ed ye sail be !
" Piei'cy sail with the eldest fight,
" And Ethert Lunn wi'' thee :
" William of Lancaster the third,
" And bring your fourth to me !"
Remember, Piercy, aft the Scot
" Has cozo'rd beneath thy hand:*
For every drap of Maitland blood,
" I'll o-ie a riff of land.''
He clanked Piercy ower the head,
A deep wound and a sair.
Till the best blood o' his bodie
Came rinnins: down his liair.
NoM-, I've slayne ane ; slay ye the twi
" And that's gude companye ;
And if the twa suld slay ye baith,
" Ye'se get na help frae me."
* Modern, to supply an imperfect stanza.
" Nor is there men, in a'' 3'our liost,
" Daur fight us three to three.'
" Now, by my sootli/'' young Edward said,
" Wee] *ed ye sail be !
" Piei'cy sail with the eldest fight,
" And Ethert Lunn wi'' thee :
" William of Lancaster the third,
" And bring your fourth to me !"
Remember, Piercy, aft the Scot
" Has cozo'rd beneath thy hand:*
For every drap of Maitland blood,
" I'll o-ie a riff of land.''
He clanked Piercy ower the head,
A deep wound and a sair.
Till the best blood o' his bodie
Came rinnins: down his liair.
NoM-, I've slayne ane ; slay ye the twi
" And that's gude companye ;
And if the twa suld slay ye baith,
" Ye'se get na help frae me."
* Modern, to supply an imperfect stanza.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1 > (236) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80611158 |
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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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