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Articularise. BONNIE GEORGE CAMPBELL 1. Hie upon Hielands And low upon Tay, Bonnie George Campbell Rade out on a day. Saddled and bridled And gallant rade he; Hame came his gude horse, But never cam he! 2. Out cam his auld mither Greeting fu' sair, And out cam his bonnie bride Rivin' her hair. Saddled and bridled And booted rade he; Toom hame cam the saddle, But never cam he! 3. 'My meadow lies green, And my corn is unshorn; My barn is to big, And my babie's unborn.' Saddled and bridled And booted rade he; Toom hame cam the saddle, But never cam he! [Annotations: 2.4: 'rivin',' tearing. 2.7: 'Toom,' empty. 3.3: 'is to big,' remains to be built.] THE LAMENT OF THE BORDER WIDOW +The Text+ is given from Scott's _Minstrelsy_ (1803), vol. iii. pp. 83-4. H
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