| A. b. |
12. When the corn grew green and yellow.
21,2. The Duke o Montrose has written to Argyle
To come in the morning early.
23. An lead in his men by.
24. the bonnie house o Airly.
31. The lady lookd oer her window sae hie.
41. down Lady Margaret he says.
4 2,3 . (cf. f.)
'Or before the morning clear day light,
I'll no leave a standing stane in Airly.'
'I wadna kiss thee, great Argyle,
I wadna kiss thee fairly,
I wadna kiss thee, great Argyle,
Gin you shoudna leave a standing stane in Airly.'
51. by the middle sae sma.
52. Says, Lady, where is your drury?
53,4. It 's up and down by the bonnie burn-side,
Amang the planting of Airly.
62. They sought it late and early.
63. And found: bonnie balm-tree.
71. by the left shoulder.
73. And led: to yon green bank.
81 (101). lord had been at hame.
82 (102). As this night he is wi C.
83 (103). There durst na a Campbell in a' the west.
84 (104). Hae plundered the bonnie house.
9. Wanting.
101 (91). O it 's I hae seven braw sons, she says.
102 (92). And the youngest.
103 (93). had as mony mae.
104 (94). to Charlie. |
| c. |
1-51 are repeated at p. 54,
with some differences.
11, fell about a [the] Lammass time.
12. corn [the corn] grew green and yellow.
21. has gathered three bunder.
22. Three hunder men and mair O.
23. is on to.
24. the bonnie house o A.
31. The lady lookit oure the castle-wa.
32. she was sorry.
33. Whan she saw gleyd Argyle an his [300] men.
41. Come down the stair, Lady Airly [he says].
42. An it 's ye maun kiss [An kiss me fairly].
43. I wad na kiss ye, gleyd Argyll.
44. Atho [Tho] ye leave na.
51. Come down the stair, Lady Airly, he says.
52. An tell whar. 5*. Up and down the bonnie.
54. And by the bonnie bowling-green o.
6. Wanting.
71. took: the milk-white hand.
72. And led her fairly.
73. Up an down the bonnie water-side.
74. the bonnie house o Airly.
81. But an: were at hame (= 91).
82. awa wi Charley.
83. The best Campbell in a' your kin.
84. Durst na plunder the b. h. o. A.
9. Wanting.
101 (71). Seven sons have I born, she says.
102 (72). The eight: its.
103 (73). Altho: as many mare.
104 (74). a' to fight for Charley. |
| d. |
12. When corn grew green.
21. has hired.
22. A hundred men and mairly.
23. to the.
24. the b. h. of A.
31. The lady lookit over her window.
32. lookit waely.
33. she saw.
34. Coming.
43. I wadna kiss the great.
44. Tho you.
51. by the milk-white hand.
52. Lady, where 's your.
53. It 's up and down yon bonny burn-side.
54. It shines in the bowling-green of A.
62. sought it late and early.
63. They've found: the bonny cherry-tree.
64. That grows in.
Between 6 and 7:
There is ae favour I ask of thee,
nbsp; I beg but ye'll grant it fairly:
That ye will take me to yon high hill-top,
nbsp; That I maunna see the burning of Airly.
71. by the left shoulder.
72. lookit queerly.
73. he 's led.
74. the b. h. of A.
Between 1 and 8:
He 's taen her by the milk-white hand,
nbsp; He 's led her right and fairly;
He 's led her to yon high hill-top,
nbsp; Till they 've burned the bonny house of Airly.
82. away wi Prince Charlie.
83. The great Argyle and a' his men.
84. Wadna hae plunderd the b. h. of A.
9. Wanting.
103. And if I had a hundred men.
104. to Prince. |
| e. |
12. When the corn grew green and yellow.
22. A hundred men and mairly.
23. he has gone to.
24. the bonny house of Airly.
31. The lady looked over her window.
32. looked.
34. Coming.
41. down, madam, he says.
43. thee, great Argyle.
44. If you.
51. by the middle so small.
52. Says, Lady, where is your.
53. It is up and down the bonny burn-side.
54. Among the plantings of A.
62. They sought it late and early.
63. And found it in the bonny palm-tree.
71. by the left shoulder.
72. she looked weary.
73. down on the green bank.
74. he plundered the b. h. of A.
81. O if my lord was at home: this night wanting.
82. As this night he 's wi Charlie.
83,4. Great Argyle and all his men Durst not
plunder the b. h. of A.
9. Wanting.
101. 'Tis ten: unto him wanting.
103. But though.
104. to Charlie. |
| f. |
12. When the clans were a' wi Charlie.
21. has called a hundred o his men.
22. To come in the morning early.
23. And they hae gane down by.
24. plunder the b. h. of A.
31. L. O. looked frae her window sae hie.
32. she grat sairly.
33. To see Argyle and a' his men.
41. down, Lady Ogilvie, he cried.
43,4. Or ere the morning's clear daylight I'll
no leave a standing.
After 4:
I wadna come doon, great Argyle, she cried,
nbsp; I wadna kiss thee fairly,
I wadna come doon, false Argyle, she cried,
nbsp; Though you shouldna leave a standing stane in Airly.
5-7. Wanting.
8. But were my ain guid lord at hame,
nbsp; As he is noo wi Charlie,
The base Argyle and a his men
nbsp; Durstna enter the bonny house o Airly.
9. Wanting.
101. O I hae seven bonny sons, she said.
102. And the youngest has neer seen.
103. had ane as mony mae.
104. They 'd a' be followers o Charlie.
After 10 this spurious stanza:
Then Argyle and his men attacked the bonny ha,
nbsp; And but they plundered it fairly!
In spite o the tears the lady let fa,
nbsp; They burnt doon the bonny house o Airly. |
| g. |
12. When the flowers were blooming rarely.
22. An hundred men and niairly.
24. the b. h. of A.
31. The lady lookd oer her w.
32. she sighd sairly.
43. No, I winna kiss thee.
44. Though ye.
51. by the middle sae sma.
52. Says wanting: Lady where is your.
53,4. It 's up and down by the bonny burn-side,
Amang the plantings o Airly.
62. it late and early.
63. under the bonny palm-tree.
64. That stands i.
After 6 (cf. A d, C 5):
A favour I ask of thee, Argyle,
nbsp; If ye will grant it fairly;
O dinna turn me wi my face
nbsp; To see the destruction of Airly!
The remainder of g is taken from C b,
with two or three slight variations. |
| h. |
8. An my gude lord had been at hame.
nbsp; As he 's awa wi Charlie,
There durstna a gleyd duke in a' Argyle
nbsp; Set a coal to the bonnie house o Airlie. |
| B. |
51, 81. Oh. |
| C. b. |
No reliance can be placed upon the genuineness of this copy,
and a particular collation is not required.
11,2. It fell in about the Martinmas time,
An the leaves were fa'ing early.
4. Two stanzas, much as in A b, f.
5. But take me by the milk-white hand,
nbsp; An lead me down right hoolie,
An set me in a dowie, dowie glen,
nbsp; That I mauna see the fall o Airly.
6. He has taen her by the shouther-blade
nbsp; An thurst her down afore him,
Syne set her upon a bonnie knowe-tap,
nbsp; Bad her look at Airly fa'ing.
Here follows a stanza (6) not found elsewhere,
no doubt Cunningham's:
Haste! bring to me a cup o gude wine,
nbsp; As red as ony cherrie;
I'll tauk the cup, an sip it up;
nbsp; Here 's a health to bonnie Prince Charlie!
7, 8. Wanting: found only in a.
9. Nearly e, f, 8.
101. I hae born me eleven braw sons.
A concluding stanza may be assigned to Cunningham.
Were my gude lord but here this day,
nbsp; As he 's awa wi Charlie,
The dearest blude o a' thy kin
nbsp; Wad sloken the lowe o Airly.
Another copy is said in the editor's preface to
begin thus:
The great Argyle raised ten thousand men,
nbsp; Eer the sun was waukening early,
And he marched them down by the back o Dunkel,
nbsp; Bade them fire on the bonnie house o Airlie. |
| c. |
Made over from a copy resembling B. C a.
4. Two stanzas here, as in B: kisses are
dropped for propriety.
5, 6. The last half of these is substantially
preserved in c 7, 8. |
| d. |
A blending, perhaps not accidental, of various copies;
mainly of A g, C b, C c.
1, 2. Nearly A g 1, 2.
3. Nearly c 3.
41,2. Nearly A g 41,2.
43,4. Nearly c 43,4.
5. Nearly a compound of A b (Finlay) 5 and
c 5: cf. B 5.
6. Cf. b 4 (5 above), c 7.
7. Nearly c 8.
8. b 6 altered. The stanza cited by Christie
at p. 296 is the spurious conclusion of c. |
