She tooke her by the middle sma,'
An dashed her bonny back to the jaw.[198]
"O sister, sister, tak my han,
And Ise mack[199] you heir to a' my lan.
"O sister, sister, tak my middle,
An yes get[200] my goud and my gouden girdle.
"O sister, sister, save my life,
An I swear Ise never be nae man's wife."
"Foul fa' the han that I should tacke,
It twin'd me an my wardles make.[201]