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He has gotten a coat of the even cloth[11],
And a pair o’ shoon of the velvet green;
And till seven years were gane and past,
True Thomas on earth was never seen.
FOOTNOTES:
[5] ferlie = marvel.
[6] tett = tuft.
[7] harp and carp = play and recite (as a minstrel).
[8] weird = doom.
[9] leven =? lawn.
[10] dought = could.
[11] even cloth = smooth cloth.