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 It has been remarked by Mr. Jamieson that "this ballad is almost entirely without rhymes, as cadence in the measure is all that seems aimed at; and the few instances of rhyme that occur, appear to be rather casual than intentional." Though the present set is not so faulty in this respect as in the copies which came under Mr. Jamieson's observation, it, as well as the others, has another peculiarity descrvingdeserving [sic] attention, namely, the studied recurrence of rhyme in the middle of 1st and 3rd lines of a great many of the stanzas.

It may be stated, that the present set of the ballad agrees with any recited copy which the Editor has hitherto met with in the West Country.