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Child Maidelvold. [_The fair Sidselil_, _of all maidens 5
the flower_]

Another, but widely different and altogether inferior,
version of this beautiful and pathetic ballad--one of
Borrow's best--was printed (under the title _Skion
Middel_) in _The Monthly Magazine_, _November_, 1823, p.
308; and again (under the amended title _Sir Middel_, and
with a slightly revised text) in _Romantic Ballads_,
1826, pp. 28-31. In these earlier versions the name of
the heroine is Swanelil in place of Sidselil, and that of
the hero is Sir Middel in place of Child Maidelvold.

Sir Peter. [_Sir Peter and Kirstin they sat by the 11
board_]

Ingefred and Gudrune. [_Ingefred and Gudrune they sate 15
in their bower_]

Sir Ribolt. [_Ribolt the son of a Count was he_] 20

As a further example of these Ballads I give _Ingefred and Gudrune_ in
full.

_INGEFRED AND GUDRUNE_ {199}

_Ingefred and Gudrune they sate in their bower_,
_Each bloomed a beauteous fragrant flower_--
_So sweet it is in summer tide_!

_A working the gold fair Ingefred kept_,
_Still sate Gudrune_, _and bitterly wept_.

"_Dear sister Gudrune so fain I'd know_
_Why down thy cheek the salt tears flow_?"

"_Cause enough have I to be thus forlorn_,
_With a load of sorrow my heart is worn_.

"_Hear_, _Ingefred_, _hear what I say to thee_,
_Wilt thou to-night stand bride for me_?

"_If bride for me thou wilt stand to-night_,
_I'll give thee my bridal clothes thee to requite_.

"_And more_, _much more to thee I'll give_,
_All my bride jewels thou shalt receive_."

"_O_, _I will not stand for bride in thy room_,
_Save I also obtain thy merry bridegroom_."

"_Betide me whatever the Lord ordain_,
_From me my bridegroom thou never shalt gain_."

_In silks so costly the bride they arrayed_,
_And unto the kirk the bride they conveyed_.

_In golden cloth weed the holy priest stands_,
_He joins of Gudrune and Samsing the hands_.

_O'er the downs and green grass meadows they sped_,
_Where the herdsman watched his herd as it fed_.

"_Of thy beauteous self_, _dear Damsel_, _tak