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Child Ballads - End-Notes

Rookhope Ryde

   23. mischief hither in Bell y who, however, prints from Ritson.
2 4 . as: at in Scott, who had his copy, as printed in 1792, from Ritson' s nephew, at also in Bell.
93, 293. Corbyl, it is thought, should be Corbyt, which is a northern name. Both Corbyl and Carrick were new to Surtees.
103. Bell reads would, not understanding that could means did.
111. Scott, wrongly, have for is: Bell, who aims at grammar, are.
173. He had, Bell, for improvement again.
234. The reciter, from his advanced age, could not recollect this line: Ritson.
252. Bell, land for hand.
303. Bell, in for to. Ritson's emendations, indicated by ' ', have necessarily been allowed to stand.

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