Transcribed from the 1910 Chapman and Hall editionby David Price, email
ccx074@pglaf.org
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A COLLECTION OF
BALLADS
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EDITED, WITH INTRODUCTION
AND NOTES
BY
ANDREW LANG
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LONDON
CHAPMAN AND HALL, LIMITED
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_First Published in 1897_
_Reprinted 1910_
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CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION ix
SIR PATRICK SPENS 1
BATTLE OF OTTERBOURNE 5
TAM LIN 10
THOMAS THE RHYMER 16
“SIR HUGH; OR THE JEW’S DAUGHTER” 19
SON DAVIE! SON DAVIE! 22
THE WIFE OF USHER’S WELL 24
THE TWA CORBIES 26
THE BONNIE EARL MORAY 27
CLERK SAUNDERS 30
WALY, WALY 35
LOVE GREGOR; OR, THE LASS OF LOCHROYAN 37
THE QUEEN’S MARIE 41
KINMONT WILLIE 45
JAMIE TELFER 52
THE DOUGLAS TRAGEDY 59
THE BONNY HIND 62
YOUNG BICHAM 65
THE LOVING BALLAD OF LORD BATEMAN 69
THE BONNIE HOUSE O’ AIRLY 73
ROB ROY 75
THE BATTLE OF KILLIE-CRANKIE 77
ANNAN WATER 79
THE ELPHIN NOURRICE 81
COSPATRICK 82
JOHNNIE ARMSTRANG 87
EDOM O’ GORDON 92
LADY ANNE BOTHWELL’S LAMENT 98
JOCK O THE SIDE 101
LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNET 107
FAIR ANNIE 111
THE DOWIE DENS OF YARROW 116
SIR ROLAND 119
ROSE THE RED AND WHITE LILY 123
THE BATTLE OF HARLAW—EVERGREEN VERSION 131
TRADITIONARY VERSION 138
DICKIE MACPHALION 142
A LYKE-WAKE DIRGE 143
THE LAIRD OF WARISTOUN 145
MAY COLVEN 147
JOHNIE FAA 150
HOBBIE NOBLE 152
THE TWA SISTERS 157
MARY AMBREE 160
ALISON GROSS 165
THE HEIR OF LYNNE 167
GORDON OF BRACKLEY 172
EDWARD, EDWARD 175
YOUNG BENJIE 177
AULD MAITLAND 180
THE BROOMFIELD HILL 189
WILLIE’S LADYE 193
ROBIN HOOD AND THE MONK 196
ROBIN HOOD AND THE POTTER 209
ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER 221
NOTES 227