"But sickness at hame and want at the door-- You gied me your hand, while your heart it was sore; I saw it was sore,--why took I her hand? Oh, that was a deed to my shame o'er the land! "How truth soon or late comes to open daylight! For Jamie cam' back, and your cheek it grew white-- White, white grew your cheek, but aye true unto me-- Ay, Jeanie, I'm thankfu'--I'm thankfu' to dee. "Is Jamie come here yet?"--and Jamie they saw-- "I've injured you sair, lad, so leave you my a'; Be kind to my Jeanie, and soon may it be; Waste nae time, my dauties, in mourning for me." They kissed his cauld hands, and a smile o'er his face Seemed hopefu' of being accepted by grace; "Oh, doubtna," said Jamie, "forgi'en he will be-- Wha wouldna be tempted, my love, to win thee?" ***** The first days were dowie while time slipt awa', But saddest and sairest to Jeanie o' a' Was thinkin' she couldna be honest and right, Wi' tears in her e'e while her heart was sae light. But nae guile had she, and her sorrow away, The wife of her Jamie, the tear couldna stay; A bonnie wee bairn--the auld folks by the fire-- Oh, now she has a' that her heart can desire. ***** GLOSSARY. Abye: First English - abicgan, pay for. Assoiled: absolved. Avowe: "I make avowe," I declare; not "I make a vow." Avow-e: advocate. Awayte: "awayte me scathe," watch for opportunity of doing hurt to me. Balis: evils. Banis: slayers. First English - bana, whence "bane," destruction or harm. Barker: tanner. Bedene: all bedene: bidene: promptly, altogether. Belife: blive: quickly. Bent: coarse grass. Bete: make better, amend. Bewray: disclose. Bickered: skirmished. Blave: stayed. First English - belaf (allied to German blieb.) Boot: help, remedy. First English - bot. Borrow: borowe: (noun) security. (verb) give security for. borowhood: state of being security. borrowed: redeemed, released by the fulfilment of conditions. Bra': braw: fine; French - brave. Braid: at a braid, with a sudden start. Brittling: breaking up (of the deer) and distribution of its parts according to the usual custom. Brook: broke: have use of, enjoy. Busshement: ambush. Busk: make self ready. Icelandic - bua, prepare; sik, oneself; sk, for sik, was in old Norse or Icelandic a suffix marking the reflexive form of a verb. Caddie: younger brother. French - cadet, a young fellow who runs on errands. Clim: Clement. Clough: a cliff or fissure of rock, a glen between steep banks. Con thank: know thanks to be owing; therefore, pay thanks. Coresed: cuirassed, harnessed. Dang: struck, forced. Dauties: darlings. Dee: as in Kemp Owyne; do.