| A. |
61,2. In one line:
By the way this lady aftimes fainted.
Cf. B 7, C 9, etc.
122. prickle: a bad reading for heckle.
15, 16. Each written in two lines in the Manuscript |
| B. |
153. wi me and thirty merks.
Corrupted from wi, or
and, thirty thousand merks: cf. K, 233. |
| C. |
"Tune, Gipsy Laddy," 1-12.
13. "Tune changes to Haud awa fra me, Donald."
14, 16, 18 are written as a burden to the stanzas preceding them.
73. weepin originally written for watery,
and erased.
182. as bold I'll roar:
more written over roar. |
| D. |
After 7: Answer to Rob Roy.
8-15 are written in four stanzas of long lines.
94. Rob struck out before Roy's. |
| E. |
"The first part [1-7] is sung to the air of
Bonny House of Airly, and the last, Haud
awa frae me, Donald."
74. was laid behind, O:
behind wrongly for by him. Cf. A 94, etc.
94. succeed the fame.
So I 10 nearly: F 8
did exceed the fame. This line evidently
troubled reciters. Another set, says Pitcairn, gives,
It did exceed the same. B 11,
C 15, K 19 have a reading which we may
take to be near the original. |
| F. |
14. To keep (haud). |
| G. |
In stanzas of eight lines.
"Tune, a rude set of Mill, Mill O."
After 4: "The song went
on to narrate the forcing her to bed; when
the tune changes to something like Jenny
dang the weaver." |
| I. |
124. As a variation, but wrongly
(see 134), Did feel his good claymore, lady. |
| J. |
"I had the first copy from Miss Harper, Kildrummy;
but fearing imperfections, I made
application, and by chance got another copy
from the Rev. R. Scott, Glenbucket. These
I blended together and formed a very good
copy; but I have taken the liberty of altering
the order of some of the stanzas, and in
particular, taking out the ninth and making
it the eleventh, and changing some of the
words to make it more agreeable." p. 97.
Original readings in 22,
specified by Laing, have been restored, and his
11 put back to 9.
What follows 16 has the title, Variation. |
