| A. |
Not divided into stanzas.
51. your portion's. Qy, your fortune's?
(your luck is small).
52. I am promist awa, I 'm promist awa, to
lay your love on me that's promist awa.
62. Gin I get na Glenlogie, I surely will die,
I surely will die.
71. fathers.
91. your still, which may possibly be meant.
101. mothers steps.
| 19. |
Cheer up bonnie Jeannie
I have laid my love on you
Ye are flowr o them a'
I have laid my love on you
Altho I was promist awa. |
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| C. |
Written in stanzas of four short lines. |
| D. |
Written, as far as the imperfect text would
allow, in stanzas of eight short lines. |
| E. |
In stanzas of four short lines. |
| b. |
"Epitomized from Buchan's Ballads, with a
few alterations from the way the Editor has
heard it sung."
12. Bonnie Jean: was flower.
21. There were four-and-twenty nobles.
22. And bonnie: was flower o them there.
31. Bonnie Jean.
32. And on young G.: her eye.
41. and to him.
62. for she.
71. And says.
91. Then he.
101. heard his.
102. she 'd.
281. and her tocher was tauld. |
| H. |
7-11 are in couplets in the Manuscript |
| I. b. |
Glenogie for Glenlogie.
11. Threescore o nobles rade.
12. But.
13. his bonny black.
14. Glenogie, dear mither, Glenogie for me!
After 1:
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'O had your tongue, dochter, ye'll get better than he.'
'O say nae sae, mither, for that canna be;
Tho Drumlie is richer, and greater than he,
Yet, if I maun tak him, I'll certainly dee.' |
22,4. Will gae: and cum shune again.
23. O here: a bonny: win hose.
31. he gaed.
32. 'T was wash ye, my.
33. O 't was neer: and it neer shall.
34. To gar: wait till I dine.
41. But there is, Glenogie, a letter to thee.
42. first line.
43. next line.
44. the last.
51. Gar saddle the: gae saddle the.
52. Gar saddle the swiftest steed eer rade frae a.
53. ere the horse was drawn and brought.
54. O bonny.
61. door for gates.
63. (end) welcome, said she.
71. O wanting: Glenogie gaed ben.
73,4. An editorial improvement:
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She turned awa her head, but the smile was in her ee:
'O binna feared, mither, I'll may be no dee.' |
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