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Transcriber's Notes

Linenotes have been grouped at the end of each ballad. Linenoteanchors have been added to the text which provide a link to the appropriate note.

Irregular and inconsistent spellings have been retained as in theoriginal. Typographical errors such as wrongly placed line numbers,punctuation or inconsistent formatting have been corrected withoutcomment. Where changes have been made to the wording these arelisted at the end of the book.

ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH BALLADS.

EDITED BY
FRANCIS JAMES CHILD.

VOLUME II.

BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY.
M.DCCC.LX.

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857,by Little, Brown and Company, in the Clerk's Office ofthe District Court of Massachusetts.

RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE:
STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY
H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND.