Ride on his steed sae rarely.
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Then forth she went her baron to meet,
Says, Ye’re welcome to me, fairly!
Ye’se hae spice-cakes, and seed-cakes sweet,
And claret to drink sae rarely.
C.
193,4. Frae her house she banishd the vile reproach That disturbs us. The Deeside Guide has nearly the reading here substituted, and some correction is necessary. The reference seems to be to childlessness. In A 8 the baron is said to have bairns.