14, 16, 18 _are written as a burden to the stanzas preceding_
them.
7^8. weepin _originally written for_ watery, _and erased_.
18^2. as bold I’ll roar: more _written over_ roar.
#D.#
_After 7_: Answer to Rob Roy. 8–15 _are written in four stanzas of
long lines_.
9^4. Rob _struck out before_ Roy’s.
#E.#
“The first part [1–7] is sung to the air of Bonny House of Airly,
and the last, Haud awa frae me, Donald.”
7^4. was laid behind, O: behind _wrongly for_ by him. _Cf._ A 9^4,
_etc._
9^4. succeed the fame. _So_ #I# 10 _nearly_: #F# 8 did exceed the
fame. _This line evidently troubled reciters. Another set, says
Pitcairn, gives_. It did exceed the same. #B# 11, #C# 15, #K# 19
_have a reading which we may take to be near the original_.
#F.#
1^4. To keep (haud).
#G.#
_In stanzas of eight lines._ “Tune, a rude set of Mill, Mill O.”
_After 4_: “The song went on to narrate the forcing her to bed;
when the tune changes to something like Jenny dang the weaver.”
#I.#
12^4. _As a variation, but wrongly_ (_see_ 13^4), Did feel his
good claymore, lady.
#J.#
“I had the first copy from Miss Harper, Kildrummy; but fearing
imperfections, I made application, and by chance got another
copy from the Rev. R. Scott, Glenbucket. These I blended
together and formed a very good copy; but I have taken the
liberty of altering the order of some of the stanzas, and in
particular, taking out the ninth and making it the eleventh, and
changing some of the words to make it more agreeable.” p. 97.
_Original readings in 2^2, specified by Laing, have been
restored, and his 11 put back to 9. What follows 16 has the
title_, Variation.
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