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THE
HEIR OF LINNE.
AN OLD BALLAD.
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The Heir of Linne seemr, not to have been a
Lord of Parliament, but a Laird, whose
title went along with his estate
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Explanation ob some of the obsolete words
WHICH OCCUR IN THE BALLAD,
Fay, faith—God's-pennie, earnest money—Losealls spend-
thrifts—Redde, testament, advice, counsel, or
dying words—Rude, cross—Wend
go—Wind, angry.
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