Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret

A. a.  121. (no such thing) a second time; inserted apparently by Motherwell.
Interlineations:
22. what he might spy.
24. riding by.
83. his broadsword from his side.
84. And slowly.
92. To see what she might spy.
93. spy'd Lord Thomas.
94. A begging along the highway.
103. puir oppressed man.
151. They glowred, but they brought the blude-red wine.
b.  11. is a.
12. the green wood oer.
13. Lady Margaret has followed him.
14. To seek her own true-love.
2. Wanting.
31. He has called up his merrie men all.
33. Hunt away, hunt away this.
34. her away from.
41, 51. and they.
42, 52. Till she ran quite over.
43. The scarlet robes.
44. They can never.
53. And there she spied.
54. Just as.
62. Some relief, some relief grant me.
63. lady that is deep, deep in.
64. And I am banished from.
71. fair ladie.
72. No relief, no relief I'll grant thee.
73. Unless you forsake: in this.
74. And my: you will be.
81. He has mounted her.
82. And himself on a dapple.
83. The buglet horn hung done by there side.
84. And so slowly as they both.
91. One day L. M. at her castle-window.
92. Was sewing.
93. espied L. T,
94. A begging all.
101. fair ladie.
102. Some relief, some relief grant me.
103,4, 11. No relief, no relief, Lord Thomas, she said, But hanged thou shalt be.
121. O no, O no, Lady.
122. For no such things must be.
123. But with: I will.
124. And I'll ride far off with thee.
131. O no, O no.
132. O no: must not.
141. She has called up her.
142, 152. and by.
143. Go bring to me a bottle of wine.
151. her up a bottle of wine.
153. so long.
154. The rank poison in put she.
16, 17. Wanting.
181. I 'm wearied, I 'm wearied, Lady Margaret, he said.
182. O I'm: talking to.
183. I, Lord Thomas, she.
184. you hounded your dogs.
191. bury you as one of my own.
192. And all in my own ground.
194. say you're.

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