. The Scots musical museum : humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr June 1771 by James Johnson. <*? . lie was the leaft that eer I faw. His le/»s were f< carce a. He took up a meikle ftane, Four and twenty at her back, And he flangt as far as I could fee, And theywere a clad out in green,Though I had been a Wallace wight, Though the King of Scotland had been there I coudna liftent to my knee. The warft o them might ha been his cjueei O wee wee man,? but thou be ftrong, O tell me^ where thy dwelling be. On we lap and awa we rade,My dwellings down at yon bonny bower, Till w
. The Scots musical museum : humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr June 1771 by James Johnson. <*? . lie was the leaft that eer I faw. His le/»s were f< carce a. He took up a meikle ftane, Four and twenty at her back, And he flangt as far as I could fee, And theywere a clad out in green,Though I had been a Wallace wight, Though the King of Scotland had been there I coudna liftent to my knee. The warft o them might ha been his cjueei O wee wee man,? but thou be ftrong, O tell me^ where thy dwelling be. On we lap and awa we rade,My dwellings down at yon bonny bower, Till we came to yon bonny ha, O will you go with me and fee. Where the roof was o the beatengould, And the floor was o the cryftal ne lap and awa we rade, When we came to the ftair foot, ••Till we came to yon bonny green; Ladies were dancing jimp and fma, • Wc lighted down for to bait our horfe, But in the twinkling of an eye, And out there came a lady fine. My wee wee man was clean awa. 4f Shathmont, in old Scotifh, means the with the thumb extended. 3E Ye Jacobites by Name I 383 37lV^K ^e Ja_ co-bites by name give an tar, give an ^^ I Slowifh f tk-Mt.) $ i MM
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