Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

AND BALLADS. 69
A grave, a grave, lord Barnard cryde,
To putt thefe lovers in ;
But lay my ladye o 5
For fhee comes o' the better kin.
the upper hande, 115
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THE EW-BUGHTS MARION.
A Scottish Song.
fhis fonnet is faid to be of great antiquity : that and it's
Jimplicity of'fentiment haverecommended it to a place here.
ILL ze gae to the evv-bughts, Marion,
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And wear in the fheip wi' mee ?
The fun mines fweit, my Marion,
But nae half fae fweit as thee.
O Marion's a bonnie lafs
And the blyth blinks in her ee :
And fain wad I marrie Marion,
Gin Marion wad marrie mee.
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