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But set his bent bow to his breist,
And lichtly lap the wa'.
" What news, what news, my bonnie boy ?
What news hae ye to me ?"
" Bad news, bad news, my lord," he eaid ;
" Your lady awa will be.
Ye're bidden mind the words ye last spak,
When ye sindered on the lee ;
Ye're bidden saddle and ride full fast,
Gif set for her ye be."
O he has sent a messenger
Richt quickly through the land,
And four-and-twenty armed men
Were sune at his command.
The bride looked out at a high wmdow,
Beheld baith dale and down ;
And she was aware of her first true love,
With riders many a one.
She scoffed him, and scorned him,
Upon her wedding-day ;
And said, " It was the Fairy Court,
To see him in array I"
But he has left his merry-men all ;
He left them on the lee ;
And he's awa to the wedding-house.
To see what he could see.
When he cam to the wedding-house,
And there had lichtit doun.
The cups of gold, with good red wine,
Were going roun' and roun*.
But set his bent bow to his breist,
And lichtly lap the wa'.
" What news, what news, my bonnie boy ?
What news hae ye to me ?"
" Bad news, bad news, my lord," he eaid ;
" Your lady awa will be.
Ye're bidden mind the words ye last spak,
When ye sindered on the lee ;
Ye're bidden saddle and ride full fast,
Gif set for her ye be."
O he has sent a messenger
Richt quickly through the land,
And four-and-twenty armed men
Were sune at his command.
The bride looked out at a high wmdow,
Beheld baith dale and down ;
And she was aware of her first true love,
With riders many a one.
She scoffed him, and scorned him,
Upon her wedding-day ;
And said, " It was the Fairy Court,
To see him in array I"
But he has left his merry-men all ;
He left them on the lee ;
And he's awa to the wedding-house.
To see what he could see.
When he cam to the wedding-house,
And there had lichtit doun.
The cups of gold, with good red wine,
Were going roun' and roun*.
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| Description | Collected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: W. Tait, 1829. Part I. Historical ballads -- Part II. Ballads supposed to refer to real circumstances in private life -- Part III. Romantic ballads -- Part IV. Imitations of the ancient ballads. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.49 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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