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THE SCOTTISH BORDER. 269
I trust to God, no more they shall,
Except it be one for a great chance ;
For God will punish all those
With a great heavy pestilence.
Thir limmer thieves, they have good hearts,
They nevir think to be overthrown ;
Three banners against Weardale-men they bare.
As if the world had been all their own.
Thir Weardale-men, they have good hearts.
They are as stiff' as any tree ;
For, if they'd every one been slain,
Never a foot back man would flee.
And such a storm amongst them fell.
As I think you never heard the hke :
For he that bears his head so high,
He oft-times falls into the dyke.
And now I do entreat you all,
As many as are present here.
To pray for the singer of this song,
For he sings to make blythe your cheer.
I trust to God, no more they shall,
Except it be one for a great chance ;
For God will punish all those
With a great heavy pestilence.
Thir limmer thieves, they have good hearts,
They nevir think to be overthrown ;
Three banners against Weardale-men they bare.
As if the world had been all their own.
Thir Weardale-men, they have good hearts.
They are as stiff' as any tree ;
For, if they'd every one been slain,
Never a foot back man would flee.
And such a storm amongst them fell.
As I think you never heard the hke :
For he that bears his head so high,
He oft-times falls into the dyke.
And now I do entreat you all,
As many as are present here.
To pray for the singer of this song,
For he sings to make blythe your cheer.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1 > (471) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80613978 |
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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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