Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy by Andrew Lang
page 44 of 162 (27%)
page 44 of 162 (27%)
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He stabb'd him thro and thro the hear He maul'd him cruelly Then hung him ower the drawbridge Beside the other three Now take from me that feather bed Make me a bed o' strae I wish I neer had seen this day To mak my heart fu' wae If I were once at London Tower, Where I was wont to be I never mair should gang frae hame, Till borne on a bier-tree At the end of his copy Hogg writes (probably of stanza vii.)--"You may insert the two following lines anywhere you think it needs them, or substitute two better - And marching south with curst Dunbar A ready welcome found." II--WHAT IS AULD MAITLAND? Is Auld Maitland a sheer forgery by Hogg, or is it in any sense, and if |
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