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78 O when he cam' the parlour in, A woeful man was he! " And dinna ye ken your lover again, Sae well that loveth thee?"

"And how wad I ken ye loved me, Sir, That have been sae lang away? And how wad I ken ye loved me, Sir? Ye never telled me sae!"

Said—"ladye dear," and the salt salt tear Cam' rinnin' doon his cheek, "I have sent thee tokens of my love This many and many a week.

"O didna ye get the rings, ladye, The rings o' the gowd sae fine? I wist that I have sent to thee Four score, four score and nine."