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THE SCOTTISH BORDER. 375
Four has he hurt, and five has slain,
On the bloody braes of Yarrow,
Till tliat stubborn knight came him beiiind,
And ran his bodie thorough.
" Gae hame, gae hame, good-brother* John,
" And tell your sister Sarah,
" To come and lift her leafu' lord ;
" He's sleepin sound on Yarrow.""
Yestreen I dream'd a dolefu"" dream :
" I fear there will be sorrow !
I di'eam'd, I pu'd the heather green,
" Wi' my true love, on Yarrow.
O gentle Avind, that bloweth south,
" From where my love rcpaireth.
Convey a kiss from his dear mouth,
" And tell me how he fareth I
But in the glen strive armed men ;
" They've wrought me dole and sorrow ;
They've slain — the comeliest knight they've slain—
" He bleeding lies on Yarrow."
* Good-brother — Beau-frere, Brother-in-law.
Four has he hurt, and five has slain,
On the bloody braes of Yarrow,
Till tliat stubborn knight came him beiiind,
And ran his bodie thorough.
" Gae hame, gae hame, good-brother* John,
" And tell your sister Sarah,
" To come and lift her leafu' lord ;
" He's sleepin sound on Yarrow.""
Yestreen I dream'd a dolefu"" dream :
" I fear there will be sorrow !
I di'eam'd, I pu'd the heather green,
" Wi' my true love, on Yarrow.
O gentle Avind, that bloweth south,
" From where my love rcpaireth.
Convey a kiss from his dear mouth,
" And tell me how he fareth I
But in the glen strive armed men ;
" They've wrought me dole and sorrow ;
They've slain — the comeliest knight they've slain—
" He bleeding lies on Yarrow."
* Good-brother — Beau-frere, Brother-in-law.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 2 > (387) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80619335 |
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| Description | Vol. II . |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.18 |
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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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