The fryer went all along the street,
Droping wet, like a new-washd sheep;
Both old and young commended the maid
That such a witty prank had plaid.
B
a. Buchan’s MSS, II 351. b. Kinloch MSS, VI, 97, in Kinloch’s handwriting. c. Kinloch MSS, V, 60, in the handwriting of James Beattie.
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O hearken and hear, and I will you tell
Sing, Faldidae, faldidadi
Of a friar that loved a fair maiden well.