bacchant

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He turned him richt and round about, And rowd him in his brechan: And laid him doun to tak a sleip, In the lawlands o' Buleighan.

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

"Donald my man, wait till I fa,55 And ye sall hae my brechan; Ye'll get my purse thouch fou o' gowd To tak me to Loch Lagan."

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

‘There is fifty pounds in my pocket, Besides my trews and brechan, Ye’ll get my watch and diamond ring, And take me to Loch-Largan.’

From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank

He’s turned him richt and round about, And rowed him in his brechan; And he has gone to take his sleep, In the lowlands of Buleighan.

From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank

Donald, my man, wait me upon, And I’ll gie you my brechan; And if you stay here till I die, You’ll get my trews of tartan.

From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank