(Cf. M 113,4.)
Scott gives in a note, III, 79, 1803, “the last stanza, as (since?) it occurs in most copies.” (Cf. F, G, H.)
That lady, being big with child,
And full of consternation,
She swooned in her father’s arms,
Amidst that stubborn nation.
F.
23. browns, and so again G 13. A derivation from bruny, mail-coat, is scarcely to be thought of. Apparently a corruption of brand, (cf. E 43); but brand occurs in F 43, G 33.
G.
12. before him. 13. and his noble brouns.