...Till my three sons come hame to me, " In earthly flesh and blood !" It fell about the Martinmass, Whan nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. / " Blow up the fire, my maidens...

...cease, " Nor fishes in the flood, " Till my three sons come hame to me, " In earthly flesh and blood !" It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. 8 MINSTRELSY OF " Blow up the...

...cease, " Nor fishes in the flood, " Till my three sons come hame to me, " In earthly flesh and blood !" It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. " Blow up the fire, my maidens...

...never cease, Nor fishes in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me In earthly flesh and blood ! Q It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in any sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. " Blow up the fire, my maidens,...

...cease,t Nor fishes? in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood !" — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise. That birk grew fair eneugh.ll 1 The notion. that the souls...

...Nor fishes ' in the flood, Till my three sons come hanie to me, In earthly flesh and blood ! " — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch. Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. J ' The tense of this »erse...

...again in "The Wife of Usher's Well"— " It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirkj The Carline wife's three sons came hame And their...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh; But at the gates of Paradise That birk grew fair eneugh." The mode of access again to these...

...about wi' gillyflowers; I wot sweet company for to see!" and again in "The Wife of Usher's Well"— " It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk; The Carline wife's three sons came harm: And their hats were o" the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh; But...

...cease,t Nor fishesS in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood !" — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh : But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh.ll S The notion, that the souls...

...flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood." — It fell about the Martin mas When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. " Blow up the fire, my maidens,...