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" I have been writing a ballad, my dear ; I am oppressing my heroine with many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea, and broken her father's arm, and made her mother fall sick, and given her Auld Robin Gray for her lover ; but I wish to load... "
The West of Scotland Magazine and Review - Page 353
1844
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Specimens of British Poetesses: Selected and Chronologically Arranged

Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1825 - 472 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...mother fall sick — and given her Auld Robin Gray for her lover; but I wish to load her with a fifth sorrow within the four lines, poor thing ! Help...
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Auld Robin Gray, a ballad [with 2 continuations, ed. by sir W. Scott].

lady Anne Barnard - 1825 - 44 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...mother fall sick — and given her Auld Robin Gray for her lover ; but I wish to load her with a fifth sorrow within the four lines, poor thing ! Help...
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Specimens of British Poetesses

Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1827 - 486 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...— and made her mother fall sick — and given her Anld Robin Gray for her lover ; but I wish to load her with a fifth sorrow within the four lines, poor...
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The Table Book, Volume 1

William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 390 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...her father's arm — and made her mother fall sick — airl given her Auld Robin Gray for her lover ; but I wish to load her with a fifth sorrow within...
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The Table Book..., Volume 1

William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...ballad, my dear ; I am oppressing my heroine with many misfortnnes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea— and broken her father's arm — and made her mother...
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The Table Book, Volume 1

William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 452 pages
...suit it. While attempting to effect this in my clowt, I called to my little eutar, now Lady Hardwieke, who was the only person near me, * I have been writing a ballad, my. dear : I am oppressing ray heroine with many misfortune*. 1 have already sent her Jamie to sea — and broken her father's...
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The Table Book, Volume 1

William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 394 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing a hallad, my dear ; I am oppressing my heroine with many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to...
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The Companion, by L. Hunt

1828 - 454 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwickez who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...mother fall sick — and given her Auld Robin Gray [for her lover ; but I wish to load her with a fifth sorrow within the four lines, poor thing ! Help...
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The Companion, Volume 1

1828 - 482 pages
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea—and broken her father's arm—and made her mother fall sick—and given her Auld Robin Gray [for...
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The Scottish Songs, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 414 pages
...sister, (afterwards Lady Hardwicke,) who was the only person near her, and thus addressed her : " 1 have been writing a ballad, my dear; I am oppressing...my heroine with many misfortunes ; I have already senther Jamie to sea— and broken her father's arm — and made her mother fall sick— and given...
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