| A. |
The copy of the garland here used is much
more correct than the other two, but still not
carefully printed. The garland gives the
ballad in eight stanzas of eight verses.
11, so were sisters.
62. bower: perhaps we should read towers.
82. weight, which makes sense, but, taking
rhyme into account, the change seems
requisite: cf. 302.
152. came: come in the other copies.
162. swim.
191. of aik?
192. weary lake-wake? if so, also 132.
271. his eyes.
232. downfal.
3O1, finger.
302. weight.
311. of: veine. |
| B. a. |
Stanzas 5-7 should come after 26, but the
changes which have been traditionally made in 7, to adapt
the passage to its actual position, render the restoration of the
right order impracticable. 71 is not
comforting.
22. An lords?
33. brooch is.
124. now to bird: cf. 194.
132. bent: so the other copy.
134. Ye.
142. clap nor cae': cf. 162.
151. come.
162. war (?).
171. a1.
193. to my.
202. coped: caped?
21. After this these lines are struck out:
Nor yet do (to?) a well-ford made
Her errant for to set (let?).
221. Ga.
234. stack (?).
292. throught.
304. luve, in my copy.
The spelling is in several places doubtful. |
| b. |
appears to be a transcript of a: the spelling
is somewhat regulated.
33. broatch is.
62. in twa.
82. wun.
83. will rin.
83, 103. Little Snod Down.
93. of him.
124. bird her lane.
163. into.
183. broch is.
202. caped it.
211,2. Gae wash.
221,2,3. Go, Go, Gae.
234. slack.
254. lear wanting.
263. scobs wanting.
304. live: rather. |
| C. |
104. here: e added in different
ink. |
| D. |
14, maiden.
71. ringin.
91. that w4.
103. I hear. |
| E. |
62. the win' originally: i seems to have
been changed to u. |
| F. a. |
131. But her. |
| b. |
24. the lord.
32. my true love eer shall be.
34. And he winna come here to me.
51. It 's he.
63. And neer a leech in a'.
72. That will win meat.
74. And bring your.
8. O out then spake the little foot-page,
And knelt on bended knee:
O here, etc.
82. will win both.
111. Lord Darlington.
123. side.
131He that marries a daughter o mine.
132. I wot.
133. Candemas tide.
134. at Yule.
143. When I come to the salt water. |
