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And oft apart his arms he tossed,
And often muttered, "Lost! lost! lost!"
He was waspish, arch, and litherlie,
But well Lord Carnstoun served he:
And he of his service was full fain;
For once he had been ta'en or slain,
An' it had not been for his ministry.
All between Home and Hermitage,
Talked of Lord Cranstoun's goblin page.
And often muttered, "Lost! lost! lost!"
He was waspish, arch, and litherlie,
But well Lord Carnstoun served he:
And he of his service was full fain;
For once he had been ta'en or slain,
An' it had not been for his ministry.
All between Home and Hermitage,
Talked of Lord Cranstoun's goblin page.
XXXIII.
For the Baron went on pilgrimage,
And took with him this elfish page,
To Mary's Chapel of the Lowes:
For there, beside our Ladye's lake,
An offering he had sworn to make,
And he would pay his vows.
But the Ladye of Branksome gathered a band
Of the best that would ride at her command;
For the Baron went on pilgrimage,
And took with him this elfish page,
To Mary's Chapel of the Lowes:
For there, beside our Ladye's lake,
An offering he had sworn to make,
And he would pay his vows.
But the Ladye of Branksome gathered a band
Of the best that would ride at her command;
