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trigram frequency
to have been223
the earl of204
one of the196
the battle of156
of the ballad143
robin hood and139
of the scottish131
came to the129
the name of123
the king of121
the laird of117
out of the116
he came to115
as fast as111
there is a106
and i will105
as well as103
said to have102
part of the100
hood and the97
and he has96
is said to94
the end of92
of the north92
seems to have86
by the bonny86
of robin hood84
of this ballad83
that he was82
the north of81
bold robin hood81
the lord of80
and when he80
of the same80
to be a80
ballads of the79
the duke of78
the death of78
and to the76
in the ballad74
there was a74
and in the73
the castle of73
minstrelsy of the70
of the english69
he was a69
north of scotland68
he had been67
to the king67
when he came67
that he had67
and there he66
the scottish border66
that of the66
tell to me66
a collection of65
that it was65
it was the64
the head of64
to be the63
the reign of63
in which the62
they came to62
at the end60
in the same60
in the year60
him to the59
this ballad is59
they cam to59
account of the58
of the border58
cam to the58
one of them57
of all the57
then up and57
milldams of binnorie56
fast as he56
bonny milldams of56
the bonny milldams56
it is not56
according to the55
the banks of55
and all the55
the recitation of55
it may be55
it is the54
in the north54
it is a54
come to the53
it was a53
in his hand53
from the recitation52
in the appendix52
one of his52
the house of52
sir patrick spence51
have been the51
side of the50
of the ancient50
the ballad of50
of the king50
the title of50
some of the50
as soon as49
him in the49
seems to be49
end of the48
said robin hood48
of the th48
when he was48
the following ballad47
and at the47
then out it47
for to be47
my true love47
found in the47
i will not47
at the head47
and when they47
up to the47
was in the47
as he was46
the story of46
the queen of46
man was he46
the ballad is46
two or three46
by the hand46
and of the45
and all his45
with a hey45
but it is45
a man of45
it has been45
the course of44
and he is44
for to see44
and it is44
the th century44
the th of44
on the ground44
for he was44
by his side44
her by the43
it was not43
in the morning43
i am a43
and many a43
sir patrick spens43
is to be43
of the old43
be found in43
the subject of43
there came a42
and they hae42
copy in the42
the lands of42
thomas the rhymer42
i have a42
sir walter scott42
which he had42
banks of the42
he could not41
of an old41
the hero of41
the rest of41
the old man41
many of the41
in order to41
out it speaks41
up and down40
the other side40
out of his40
to be found40
and it was40
let me be39
mentioned in the39
the time of39
faith and troth39
the heir of39
of the castle39
the young laird39
to be seen39
that ever i39
come over the39
but i will38
her yellow hair38
that she was38
before the king38
the king he38
with all his38
but barely three38
thou shalt be38
of the earl38
but when he38
of the house38
hey lillelu and37
how lo lan37
a how lo37
rose and the37
of the name37
the birk and37
i have no37
that he would37
and the birk37
birk and the37
the history of37
with all the37
and the brume37
and a how37
the hands of37
he is a37
brume blooms bonnie37
lillelu and a37
heir of linne37
that i have37
the brume blooms37
a hey lillelu37
of the country36
and he was36
in all the36
in the course36
go to the36
name of the36
as it was36
who had been36
ancient scottish ballads36
down by the36
of old ballads36
and let me36
haud your tongue36
to the ground36
the power of36
the king and35
under the title35
i pray thee35
the fair dodhead35
and there was35
of his own35
warden of the35
the reader will35
is supposed to35
that it is35
it will be35
in the first35
is taken from35
as they were35
the cause of35
on his knee35
down from the35
that she had35
over the strand35
in the sea34
said the king34
gae to the34
speak to me34
on the borders34
as in the34
would have been34
upon a day34
for i am34
on the other34
must have been34
of the story34
and aye she34
when they came34
the second part34
an ill death34
to the english33
up and spak33
and she has33
of the best33
when she came33
collection of old33
the top of33
rose the red33
i will be33
over the sea33
the family of33
it would be33
it is said33
the middle of33
and there they33
to see the32
and when she32
and the king32
as i have32
for the sake32
of the family32
on the banks32
of the first32
he had a32
when he saw32
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as he could32
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at the door32
the wife of32
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the field of32
thou shalt have32
if it be32
the rose and31
appears to have31
supposed to have31
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fare ye weel31
and i have31
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and by the31
that there was31
to the earl31
the young man31
of the laird31
to the castle31
there is no31
the sixteenth century31
the scottish ballads31
if thou wilt31
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the tale of31
and when the30
a lily gay30
my merry men30
she came to30
the town of30
and a lily30
my lord of30
i will give30
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wae be to30
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of the most30
of the forest30
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to the sea30
one or two30
and for the30
the beginning of29
version of the29
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the bonny mill29
in which they29
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the sake of29
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to come to29
and she was28
the sound of28
in my arms28
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the bonnie banks28
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as the primrose28
but when they28
with a heigh28
in the collection28
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the door of28
him in a28
and on the28
spreads so sweetly28
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is found in28
and his men28
of the present28
which had been28
the text is28
when they cam28
derived from the28
angry man was28
him by the28
the bishop of28
ballads and songs28
out and spak28
the primrose spreads28
thou art a27
an angry man27
daughter of the27
it shall be27
and that the27
on the green27
and a day27
to see what27
supposed to be27
is to the27
to the door27
merry men all27
leave to your27
of sir patrick27
the same time27
and ye maun27
a man in27
my father dear27
in the following27
at the same27
and then he27
is in the27
back to the27
the first part27
his merry men27
and there she27
seem to have26
was one of26
and in a26
she cam to26
one of these26
may be seen26
earl of murray26
the place of26
there was no26
in the border26
that i may26
and aye the26
is one of26
the date of26
night and day26
seem to be26
went to the26
in one of26
a piece of26
to the ballad26
on the sea26
i am not26
the parish of26
i may not26
the ballad was26
story of the26
have been a26
as it is26
and spak the26
and little john26
he was the26
where he was26
when i was26
copy of the25
copy of this25
and round about25
he had not25
sir james the25
on the bonnie25
that they were25
and that was25
complaynt of scotland25
the men of25
in the wood25
open the door25
james the rose25
he was not25
they could not25
i get a25
how can i25
the use of25
is given in25
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when they had25
put on the25
down the stair25
closing quotation mark25
is given from25
to the heart25
on the th25
hero of the25
time of the25
the love of25
to me the25
never a word25
in the green25
earl of mar25
and we ran25
ill death may25
beginning of the25
and the yellow25
of the church24
is printed in24
in the old24
and syne he24
it were day24
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came before the24
middle of the24
in his arms24
and the other24
to the green24
then bespake him24
on a day24
the tower of24
said to be24
when they were24
he took the24
the court of24
father and mother24
in the reliques24
the best of24
i think it24
the memory of24
and with a24
and they are24
till he came24
as far as24
and he that24
at the last24
for a time24
of the sixteenth24
this ballad was24
a band of24
but i have24
it to the24
the border minstrelsy24
tirled at the24
when he had24
they had not24
what will ye24
and he had24
his left shoulder24
to the tune24
if this be24
was first printed24
up and spake23
of this piece23
he saw the23
if he had23
it in the23
in the field23
to the house23
were the words23
an old woman23
as she was23
gin it were23
in the battle23
a body of23
my mother dear23
and if i23
gane to the23
whom he had23
for the love23
this is a23
english and scottish23
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the gallant grahams23
his yellow hair23
out and spake23
which they were23
in the reign23
in spite of23
of the west23
the same story23
pale and wan23
door of the23
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come to me23
in fair scotland23
to take the23
printed in the23
of the middle23
o the greene23
will i get23
young laird of23
the mouth of23
in the night23
given in the23
but it was23
then out and23
the greene willow23
of the battle23
not to be23
i am the23
on her knee23
upon the sea23
of the fairies22
or will ye22
in her arms22
he did not22
of the last22
when he heard22
to make a22
but i am22
sayd the knyght22
o haud your22
son of the22
rest of the22
four and twenty22
of the following22
the flowers of22
with all my22
at the battle22
in that place22
the barony of22
when he cam22
hold your tongue22
it had been22
that he might22
they had been22
her in his22
in the middle22
edition of the22
as to the22
for it was22
earl of angus22
the lads of22
had not been22
men and me22
but he was22
by the editor22
seemed to be22
at his feet22
by my sooth22
out of my22
with many a22
england and scotland22
top of the22
of the day22
not far from22
look for me22
i shall be22
notes on the22
of which the22
for all the22
to the land22
said little john22
he saw a22
the life of22
in the british22
an account of21
of the east21
an old black21
the spirit of21
that i will21
it on the21
as he did21
belonging to the21
for i will21
and the old21
of the river21
of the duke21
the presence of21
he began to21
title of the21
on the same21
in love with21
i do not21
to the same21
as i was21
in the castle21
fair flower of21
he would have21
it was in21
of high degree21
i wat he21
ye come to21
of the little21
quoth robin hood21
the complaynt of21
flowers of the21
will be found21
of one of21
ye leave to21
ain true love21
will give thee21
and we will21
he had no21
the names of21
and let him21
the same as21
the ruins of21
the first edition21
me to the21
the eildon tree21
to see if21
the days of21
one of those21
history of the21
him on the21
to be of21
some of them21
on the border21
as he had21
the king has21
battle of otterbourne21
hugh in the20
the chief of20
of the people20
laird of logie20
of the other20
the present ballad20
in the scottish20
by my faith20
at that time20
to her a20
ancestor of the20
and from the20
upon the borders20
by the same20
the young tamlane20
his heart was20
came to his20
but there is20
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which he was20
and aye he20
hold thy hand20
and made a20
there he saw20
my gude lord20
those of the20
recitation of an20
put on your20
the fair flower20
in her hand20
but when the20
my master dear20
songs of the20
at last he20
the high and20
a fragment of20
flower of northumberland20
the truth of20
first printed in20
on his back20
but when she20
in the woods20
taken from the20
then robin hood20
are to be20
will ye leave20
and down the20
i pray you20
but and the20
with which the20
i never saw20
nearly the same20
that they are20
it seems to20
will ye be20
the seventeenth century20
with the high20
in your arms20
alluded to in20
on a tree20
reader will find20
i have not20
the flower of20
the daughter of20
the grene wode20
for he had19
earl of douglas19
from a ms19
there was not19
the appendix to19
is not a19
gang to the19
her true love19
for the good19
playing at the19
and mony a19
to be in19
the middle ages19
to me a19
the raid of19
a little wee19
braes of yarrow19
was so sweetly19
what is the19
hands of the19
and bade him19
to the gate19
he is to19
if i had19
the son of19
to fight with19
the first of19
and the lily19
wife and children19
date of the19
as i yow19
and at last19
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he was in19
it is to19
it must be19
the side of19
the common people19
as the rose19
and with the19
i hae been19
in the midst19
to in the19
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it to his19
tale of the19
at this time19
him in his19
come tell to19
shall not be19
far and near19
high and the19
have been made19
my lady fair19
to hear the19
sir john carmichael19
the inhabitants of19
that they had19
the first time19
out at the19
if ye will19
the lily oh19
the body of19
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and songs of19
one of us19
the lindie o19
to make the19
obtained from recitation19
he saw his19
is mentioned in19
ance upon a19
reliques of ancient19
by the way19
so sweetly blown19
the hand of19
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with that he19
rose was so19
the fate of19
by the english19
of the original19
ancient and modern19
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as that of18
all the world18
the english side18
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eh vow bonnie18
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him to his18
sir andrew barton18
and as he18
most of the18
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room at your18
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that the king18
at the bonny18
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own true love18
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give to thee18
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in the complaynt18
by the green18
king of scotland18
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may have been18
of the time18
my good lord18
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shall be the18
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of a lady18
where it is18
in the air18
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the next day18
published in the18
saddle to me18
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at the first18
in ettrick forest18
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to the lord18
might have been18
sat on the18
battle of otterburn18
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that there is18
and then bespake18
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on the scottish18
me in your18
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of the ballads18
that i was18
the english border18
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hose and shoon18
the pepys collection18
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it is my18
her to the18
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on his head18
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the king did18
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hae ye been18
bells were rung18
at the sight18
or at least18
the gay and18
the percy society18
was all my18
o hold your18
at the time18
to the editor18
shall be my18
and the grinding18
author of the18
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a copy of17
was full of17
meat and fee17
her to her17
in the face17
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me of my17
alane by the17
which has been17
of ancient ballads17
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lord of corasse17
i will have17
when she saw17
in my hand17
may not be17
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king of the17
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the other hand17
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of them in17
in the west17
and with her17
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that i had17
and like to17
of which he17
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the old woman17
sir hugh le17
him with a17
when the king17
the braes of17
and the fair17
and on his17
that the ballad17
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i have seen17
to his own17
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spirit of the17
in the town17
and of his17
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to her chamber17
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on the english17
woe is me17
the first line17
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on to the17
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will not be17
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that all the17
stay at hame17
out of her17
from the following17
of the lady17
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it speaks the17
not in the17
of their own17
heire of linne17
how shall i17
the form of17
by the milk17
of edward i17
them in the17
little wee boy17
child of elle17
where they were17
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in which he17
down on his17
to him a17
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haws of cromdale17
for it is17
the british museum17
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are in the17
his name was17
robin hood he17
that dyed on17
mak my bed17
the green burn17
in the parish17
was a man17
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for love of17
he has tane17
and that she17
that he did17
into his hand16
the water of16
in the darkness16
if ye be16
went into the16
he took her16
knight of the16
and of your16
upon the ground16
songs and ballads16
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in the forest16
my heart is16
aye as the16
till they came16
of sir john16
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my yellow hair16
said to his16
to the great16
and robin hood16
head of the16
of my life16
several of the16
of the royal16
as if he16
by the name16
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gay gold ring16
the great hall16
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subject of the16
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a lady in16
and then the16
of the fair16
thee and me16
a bonny boy16
in the second16
the wind blew16
king and the16
death of the16
the same subject16
my love and16
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to his men16
the bauld buccleuch16
all the rest16
of my body16
is well known16
to the fair16
when it was16
the words said16
wind well thy16
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sayd lytell johan16
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which it was16
to his mouth16
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of the two16
by the faith16
and an ill16
and gave him16
lord of linne16
in her bower16
had never been16
and you shall16
and all thy16
to one of16
that was in16
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the wan water16
to come and16
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the king himsell16
by the earl16
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on both sides16
in this place16
to see her16
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my father and16
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of the land16
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from the king16
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the day is16
upon the border16
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ther was slayne16
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would not be16
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stood on the16
to the town16
i am come16
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him on his16
if thou be16
the douglas tragedy16
well thy horn16
in his own16
king of france16
in the hall16
sir hugh in16
and through the16
heart was sair16
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you shall be15
he and his15
laird of buccleuch15
it fell about15
all my joie15
my brother john15
said the lady15
life and death15
any of the15
then to the15
then up bespak15
and the rest15
son of mine15
in the third15
in the grime15
hunting of the15
situated on the15
collection of anthony15
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into the hands15
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of the reidswire15
young son in15
of fair scotland15
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that he is15
the man that15
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music of the15
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to this day15
one of their15
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merry son of15
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if i were15
fragment of the15
lass of lochroyan15
and death of15
a lord of15
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the lady janet15
as i am15
raid of the15
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the heire of15
with a few15
from a manuscript15
of this volume15
in the list15
him to be15
i saw the15
under the grene15
and that is15
they were a15
that he should15
doun by the15
he made his15
to that of15
the romance of15
fast as she15
in the form15
earl of northumberland15
notes and queries15
the honour of15
until they cam15
versions of ancient15
on the top15
for all his15
added closing quotation15
field of battle15
him round about15
the list of15
the spot where15
sight to see15
the green leaves15
and like a15
for i hae15
the tear blinded15
earl of arran15
to the scottish15
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the purpose of15
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for the first15
they went to15
a kind of15
to find the15
that of a15
johnston stands fair15
thomas of ercildoune15
and let them15
or are ye15
is the same15
to have taken15
of the tower15
hughie the graeme15
in the days15
man in the15
of young logie15
first part of15
to the queen15
when she cam15
for some time15
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