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THE WARLOCK LAIED OF FAIL.
Sir Thomas* alighted at the door
Before the Laird of Fail,
" And will ye gie me, guidwife," quo' he,
" A drink of your shearers' ale?"
" I will gie thee. Sir Thomas," quo' she,
" A drink o' my shearers' ale;
But gude be here, how I sweat with feai".
At sight of the Laird of Fail !"
" What sees auld lucky the Laird about
That may not be seen on me?
His beard so long, so bushy and strong,
Sure need not affrighten thee !"
" Though all his face were cover'd with hair,
It never would daunton me ;
But young and old have oft heard it told,
That a warlock wight is he.
" He caused the death of my braw milk cow,
And did not his blasting e'e
Bewitch my bairn, cowp many a kirn,
And gaur my auld doggie die ?"
Sir Thomas came out and told the Laird
The gudewife's tremour mthin;
" Now Laird," said he, " that sport we may sec.
Come put in the merry pin."
" If ye want sport. Sir Thomas," quo' he,
" I wat ye's no want it long;
This crusty gudewife, upon my life,
Shall gie us a dance and a song."
He put then a pin aboon the door.
And said some mysterious thing;
* Sir Hugh it probably ought to have been.
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THE WARLOCK LAIED OF FAIL.
Sir Thomas* alighted at the door
Before the Laird of Fail,
" And will ye gie me, guidwife," quo' he,
" A drink of your shearers' ale?"
" I will gie thee. Sir Thomas," quo' she,
" A drink o' my shearers' ale;
But gude be here, how I sweat with feai".
At sight of the Laird of Fail !"
" What sees auld lucky the Laird about
That may not be seen on me?
His beard so long, so bushy and strong,
Sure need not affrighten thee !"
" Though all his face were cover'd with hair,
It never would daunton me ;
But young and old have oft heard it told,
That a warlock wight is he.
" He caused the death of my braw milk cow,
And did not his blasting e'e
Bewitch my bairn, cowp many a kirn,
And gaur my auld doggie die ?"
Sir Thomas came out and told the Laird
The gudewife's tremour mthin;
" Now Laird," said he, " that sport we may sec.
Come put in the merry pin."
" If ye want sport. Sir Thomas," quo' he,
" I wat ye's no want it long;
This crusty gudewife, upon my life,
Shall gie us a dance and a song."
He put then a pin aboon the door.
And said some mysterious thing;
* Sir Hugh it probably ought to have been.
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Shelfmark | Glen.205(2) |
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Description | Illustrated with sketches, historical, traditional, narrative and biographical |
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Shelfmark | Glen.205(1-2) |
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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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