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... Syne gaid to gidder bayth , Jynny and Jok . * The wowing of Jok and Jynny ' - Lord Hailes observes , has by frequent publications , been much corrupted . Every publisher took the liberty of adding or altering just as his fancy led him ...
... Syne gaid to gidder bayth , Jynny and Jok . * The wowing of Jok and Jynny ' - Lord Hailes observes , has by frequent publications , been much corrupted . Every publisher took the liberty of adding or altering just as his fancy led him ...
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... Syne to the servant's bed she gaes , To speer for the silly poor man . She gaed to the bed where the beggar lay , The strae was cauld , he was away , She clapt her hand , cry'd , dulefuday , For some of our gear will be gane . Some ran ...
... Syne to the servant's bed she gaes , To speer for the silly poor man . She gaed to the bed where the beggar lay , The strae was cauld , he was away , She clapt her hand , cry'd , dulefuday , For some of our gear will be gane . Some ran ...
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... Syne if her tippeny chance be sma ' , We'll tak a good scour o't , and ca ' it awa ' . Todlin hame , todlin hame , As round as a neep come todlin hame . My kimmer and I lay doun to sleep , And twa pintstoups at our bed - feet ; And ay ...
... Syne if her tippeny chance be sma ' , We'll tak a good scour o't , and ca ' it awa ' . Todlin hame , todlin hame , As round as a neep come todlin hame . My kimmer and I lay doun to sleep , And twa pintstoups at our bed - feet ; And ay ...
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... Syne ran to her daddie and tauld him this , Your daughter wadna say me na , But to yoursel she has left it a ' , As we could gree between us twa , Say what'll ye gie me wi ' her ? Now , wooer , quo ' he : I hae nae mickle , But sic as I ...
... Syne ran to her daddie and tauld him this , Your daughter wadna say me na , But to yoursel she has left it a ' , As we could gree between us twa , Say what'll ye gie me wi ' her ? Now , wooer , quo ' he : I hae nae mickle , But sic as I ...
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... syne it brake , Sae my true love did lyghtlie me . O waly waly but love be bonny A little time while it is new ; But when its auld it waxeth cauld , And fades awa ' like morning - dew . O wherefore shu'd I busk my head ? Or wherefore ...
... syne it brake , Sae my true love did lyghtlie me . O waly waly but love be bonny A little time while it is new ; But when its auld it waxeth cauld , And fades awa ' like morning - dew . O wherefore shu'd I busk my head ? Or wherefore ...
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