Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance / Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series

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19.

19.⁴ ‘sneed,’ snood, fillet.

Ther was na mare seen of that guid lord

Bat his hat frae his head;

There was na mare seen of that lady

Bat her comb an’ her sneed.

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KATHARINE JAFFRAY

The Text is from Herd’s MSS., two copies showing a difference of one word and a few spellings. Stt. 3 and 5 are interchanged for the sake of the sense.