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ANONYMOUS xx
She hadna pu'd a leaf, a leaf,
A leaf but only twae, When up and started young Tarn Lin,
Says, 'Lady, thou 's pu' nae mae.
��'How dar' ye pu' a leaf' he says,
- How dar' ye break the tree ?
How dar' ye scathe my babe,' he says, 'That 's between you and me? '
XXII
'O tell me, tell me, Tarn,' she says, 'For His sake that died on tree,
If ye were ever in holy chapel Or sain'd in Christentie? '
XXIII
'The truth I'll tell to thee, Janet,
Ae word 1 winna lee, A knight me got, and a lady me bore,
As well as they did thee.
XXIV
'Roxburgh he was my grandfather, Took me with him to bide;
And ance it fell upon a day, As hunting I did ride,
scathe] harm. sain'd] blessed, baptized.
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