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'And adieu, Tarn Lin' But gin I had kent

A ladye wad borrow'd thec, I wad ta'en out thy twa grey e'en

Put in twa e'en o' tree.

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'And had I the wit yestreen, yestreen,

That I have coft this day, I'd paid my teind seven times to hell

Ere you had been won away!'

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��Sir Patrick Spens i. The Sailmg

SHE king sits in Dunfermline town Drinking the blude-red wine; 'O whare will I get a skeely skipper

To sail this new ship o' mine?' O up and spak an eldcrn knight,

Sat at the king's right knee, 'Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor

That ever sail'd the sea.' Our king has written a braid letter,

And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens,

Was walking on the strand. 'To Noroway, to Noroway,

To Noroway o'er the faem; The king's daughter o' Noroway,

'Tis thou must bring her hame.'

380 tree] wood. coft] bought. 381 skeely] skilful.

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