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Editor: Bates, Katherine Lee, 1859-1929


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And she tarried for words wi' this unco knicht. "Gin ye will answer me questions ten, The morn ye sall be made my ain. "O what is heigher nor the tree? And what is deeper nor the sea? "Or what is heavier nor the lead? And what is better nor the breid? "O what is whiter nor the milk? Or what is safter nor the silk? "Or what is sharper nor a thorn? Or what is louder nor a horn? "Or what is greener nor the grass? Or what is waur nor a woman was?" "O heaven is higher nor the tree, And hell is deeper nor the sea. "O sin is heavier nor the lead, The blessing's better nor the breid.
The Story of Sugar

CONTENTS I. COLVERSHAM II. A NARROW ESCAPE III. SUGARING OFF IV. THE REFINERY V. VAN SPRINGS A SURPRISE VI. A FAMILY TANGLE VII. MR. CARLTON MAKES A WAGER AND WINS VIII. VAN MUTINIES IX. VAN'S GREAT DEED
"The snaw is whiter nor the milk, And the down is safter nor the silk. "Hunger is sharper nor a thorn, And shame is louder nor a horn. "The pies are greener nor the grass, And Clootie's waur nor a woman was." As sune as she the fiend did name, _Jennifer gentle an' rosemaree_, He flew awa in a blazing flame, _As the dew files ower the mulberry tree_. * * * * * BALLADS OF TRADITION. SIR PATRICK SPENS. The King sits in Dunfermline toun, Drinking the blude-red wine;