"Late, late yestreen I saw the new moone, Wi’ the auld moon in hir arme."

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Original Language: English

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Sir Patrick Spens. Compare: "I saw the new moon late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm", from Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (author unknown).