...wan to the castle ha'. They thought King James and a' his men Had won the house wi' bow and spear; It was but twenty Scots and ten, That put a thousand in sic a stear ! f • The name of a border tune. f Stear — Stir. 194 Wi' coulters, and wi' fore-hammers, We garr'd...

...away in the distance. CHAPTER IX. Wi' coulters and wi' forehammers We garr'd the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison, Where Willie o' Kinmont he did lie. Old Border Ballad, WE return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, most innocent...

...wan to the castle ha'. They thought King James and a' his men Had won the house wi' bow and spear; It was but twenty Scots and ten, That put a thousand in sic a stear .I•fWi' coulters, and wi' fore-hammers, We garr'd the bars bang merrilie, Untill we cam to the inner...

...wan to the castle ha'. They thought King James and a' his men Had won the house \\Y bow and spear; It was but twenty Scots and ten, That put a thousand in sic a stcar !+ Wi ' coulters, and wi' fore-hammers, We garr'd the bars bang merrilie, Untill we cam to the...

...away in the distance. CHAPTER IX. Wi* coulters and wi' forehammers We garr'd the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison, Where Willie o' Kinmont he did lie. Old Border Ballad. WE return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and and his honest-hearted friend, most...

...away in the distance. CHAPTER XXVI. Wi' coulters and wi' forehamraers, We gar'd the bars bang merrily, Until we came to the inner prison, Where Willie o' Kinmont he did lie. Old Border Ballad. return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and his honest-hearted friend, most innocent...

...to the castle ha". They thought King James and all his men, Had won the house with bow and spear : It was but twenty Scots and ten That put a thousand in such a stear !* With coulters and with fore-hammers We gar'd the bars bang merrily, Until we came to...

...wan to the castle ha'. They thought King James and a' his men Had won the house wi' bow and spear ; It was but twenty Scots and ten, That put a thousand in sic a stear ! tt Wi' coulters, and wi' forehammers, We garr'd (he bars bang merrilie, Until we came to the inner...

...house wi' bow and spear ; 1 [ Query — " flyand (flying) sleet ?"] — * The name of a Border tun.-. It was but twenty Scots and ten, That put a thousand in sic a stear ! l Wi' coulters, and wi' forehammers, We garr'd the bars bang merrilie, Until we came to the inner...

...in the distance. CHAPTER XLVIII. Wi' coulters and wi' forchommers We parr'd Iho bars bang merrily, s Old Border Aonoa Ws return to Portanferry, and to Bertram and hu honest-hearted friend, whom we left...