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THE SCOTTISH BORDER. 199
" And, gin ye dare your true love win,
" Ye hae na time to stay.
The night it is good Hallowe'en,
" When fairy folk will ride ;
And they, that wad their true-love win,
" At Miles Cross they maun bide."
But how shall I thee ken, Tamlane ?
" Or how shall I thee knaw,
Amang so many unearthly knights,
" The like I never saw .?"
" The first company, that passes by,
" Say na, and let them gae ;
" The next company, that passes by,
" Say na, and do right sae ;
"The third company, that passes by.
" Than I'll be ane o' thae.
" First let pass the black, Janet,
" And syne let pass the brown ;
" But grip ye to the milk-white steed,
" And pu' the rider down.

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Volume 2
DescriptionVol. II .
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Minstrelsy of the Scottish border
DescriptionConsisting 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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J. F. Campbell Collection
DescriptionVolumes 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.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.