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Page 114
O ! ill betide ye , silly auld wife , And an ill death may ye dee ; She has the muckle
buik in her arms , And she's prayin ' for you and me , me ; And she's prayin ' for
you and me . The auld wife being not asleep , Then something mair was said ; I'll
...
O ! ill betide ye , silly auld wife , And an ill death may ye dee ; She has the muckle
buik in her arms , And she's prayin ' for you and me , me ; And she's prayin ' for
you and me . The auld wife being not asleep , Then something mair was said ; I'll
...
Page 150
Now , the nobleman hearing what he did say , Was pleased , and invited him
home the next day ; His wife and his children he charged him to bring ; In token of
favour he gave him a ring . He thanked his honour , and taking his leave , He
went ...
Now , the nobleman hearing what he did say , Was pleased , and invited him
home the next day ; His wife and his children he charged him to bring ; In token of
favour he gave him a ring . He thanked his honour , and taking his leave , He
went ...
Page 211
It is not your eldest son that I crave , But it is your old wife , and she I will have . O ,
welcome ! good Satan , with all my heart , I hope you and she will never more
part . Now Satan has got the old wife on his back , And he lugged her along , like
a ...
It is not your eldest son that I crave , But it is your old wife , and she I will have . O ,
welcome ! good Satan , with all my heart , I hope you and she will never more
part . Now Satan has got the old wife on his back , And he lugged her along , like
a ...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 17 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 17 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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