gowd
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"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
The keeper syne brak aff his chains, And set Lord Beichan at libertie:— She fill'd his pockets baith wi' gowd, To tak him till his ain countrie.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Ye say that because he has a' them gowd maidles hing on his jocket!
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
I ha'e a bow o' guid red gowd Into my ship wi' mee.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 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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