Whilk was the cause of a’ my woe.
39.
‘For to the grene-wood I maun gae,
To pu’ the red rose and the slae;
40.
‘To pu’ the red rose and the thyme,
To deck my mother’s bour and mine.
41.
41.2 ‘hende’ (? = heynde, person).
‘I hadna pu’d a flower but ane,