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1. The first stanza of the original of this copy,
as cited by Anderson, is:
Let never a man a wooing wend
That lacketh things three,
A routh of gold, and open heart,
An fu o charity.
14. And fu o courtesey.
21. And this was seen o.
23. And he has taen him to a haunted hunt's ha.
31. He's chaced the dun deer thro the wood.
33. in a' the herd.
4. He's taen him to his hunting ha,
For to make burly cheir;
When loud the wind was heard to sound,
And an earthquake rocked the floor.
And darkness coverd a' the hall,
Where they sat at their meat;
The gray dogs, youling, left their food,
And crept to Henrie's feet.
And louder houled the rising wind
And burst the fastned door;
And in there came a griesly ghost,
Stood stamping on the floor.
The wind and darkness are not of Scott's invention, for nearly
all that is not in a is found in Lewis,
too.
53,4. Each frighted huntsman fled the ha,
And left the king alone.
74,6. That ye're nae wellcum tee?',
O ye's gae kill your berry brown steed,
And serve him up to me.'
94. That ye're na wellcum tee?
103. a' up, ane by ane.
114,6. That I hae left to gie?'
'O ye do fell your gay goss-hawks,
And bring them a' to me.'
121. he felled.
123. bane by bane.
142. And put in a pipe of wine.
143. up a' at ae draught.
144. drap therein.
15. Between 2 and 3:
And what's the bed i this house, ladye,
That ye're nae wellcum tee?
153. O ye maun pu the green heather.
171,2. Now swear, now swear, ye king Henrie,
To take me for your bride.
181. When day was come, and night was gane.
193. And out and spak that ladye fair.
20. For I was witched to a ghastly shape,
All by my stepdame's skill,
Till I should meet wi a courteous knight
Wad gie me a' my will. |
