gowd
Americannoun
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I wantnae lands and rents at hame, I'll ask nae gowd frae thee; I am possess'd o' riches great, Hae fifty ploughs and three; Likewise fa's heir to ane estate185 At the foot o' Benachie.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"Come doun, come doun, ye wylie parrot, Come doun into my hand; Your cage sall be o' the beaten gowd, When now it's but the wand."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
In it came her mother dear,65 I wyte a sorry woman was she; "I wou'd gie my white monie and gowd, O bonny Jean, to borrow thee."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
"O na, O na, May Margaret, Forsooth, and so it mauna be;30 For a' the gowd o' fair Scotland Shall not save the life o' young Logie."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"If ye'll forsake young Hazelgreen, And go along with me,50 I'll wed you to my second son, And your weight o' gowd I'll gie."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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