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Page 123
... horse loose in the stable save he ; And I'll either fetch Dick o ' the Cow again , Or the day is come that he shall die . " " To lend thee my bay ! " the laird's Jock ' gan say ; " He's baith worth gowd and gude monie : Dick o ' the Cow ...
... horse loose in the stable save he ; And I'll either fetch Dick o ' the Cow again , Or the day is come that he shall die . " " To lend thee my bay ! " the laird's Jock ' gan say ; " He's baith worth gowd and gude monie : Dick o ' the Cow ...
Page 125
... horse ? And , limmer , what garr'd ye steal him ? " quo ' he ; " For lang thou mightst in Cumberland dwelt , Ere the laird's Jock had stown frae thee . " - " Indeed I wat ye lied , my lord ! And e'en sae loud as I hear ye lie ! I wan ...
... horse ? And , limmer , what garr'd ye steal him ? " quo ' he ; " For lang thou mightst in Cumberland dwelt , Ere the laird's Jock had stown frae thee . " - " Indeed I wat ye lied , my lord ! And e'en sae loud as I hear ye lie ! I wan ...
Page 203
... horse . We sent both partys to skirmish , they of foot and we of dragoons ; they run for it , and sent down a battaillon of foot against them ; we sent threescore of dragoons , who made them run again shamfully ; but in end they ...
... horse . We sent both partys to skirmish , they of foot and we of dragoons ; they run for it , and sent down a battaillon of foot against them ; we sent threescore of dragoons , who made them run again shamfully ; but in end they ...
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