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‘Seven ships, loaded weel,
Cam owre the sea wi’ me;
Ane o’ them will tak me hame,
And six I’ll gie to thee.’
FOOTNOTES:
[306] jimp = slender, trim.
[307] yett = gate.
[308] tyne = lose.
[43. The Lass of Lochroyan]
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‘O wha will shoe my bonny foot?
And wha will glove my hand?
And wha will bind my middle jimp[309]
Wi’ a lang, lang linen band?