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12. his head and arms all broke to bits, he in the fiar did lye,

the children scard out of their wits aloud began two cry.

13. the elder son that yet remains, resevd a grevous wound,

but oh, alass. poor robbens brains did fall out on the ground.

14. thus he within the flame did lye, the othars full of greaf,

a neighbor that did hear them cry did run to their releaf.

15. this maid his tendar hart to ake to see him in that case ;

he quickly hold on him did take and drue him from that place.

16. now near the middel of the day the neighbors thay did meat,

the corps thay quickly did convay in to his winding sheat.

17. a frend to tinmouth took his coast the hevey news to beair.

the tidings come to them all most as soon as thay got their.

18. but when the parantscome two know theair son was dead indeed,

alass, their eys with tears did flow and homwards went with spead.

19. the peopel came from every part to see the awfull sight,

it grevd the parants tender hart, alass, and well it might.

20. to see their one beloved son in such a case indeed,

me thinks would make a hart of stone or hart of steall to blead.

21. laid in the grave two turn to dust, their greaf what tongue can tell, but yet, alass, the parants must bid him a long fair well

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