Pride turns up in many versions of Two Magicians, e.g. Child 44: O bide, lady, bide, And aye he bade her bide; The rusty smith your leman shall be, For a’ your muckle pride. A.L. Lloyd: The husky smith will be your love And that’ll pull down your pride. ... And the husky smith became her love And that pulled down her pride. Martin Carthy: For the lusty smith will be your love And he will lay your pride. ... And the lusty smith became her love For all her mighty pride. Scotch Measure: Bide lady bide, and still he’s bade her bide, I shall be your lover, for a’ your muckle pride. Ewan MacColl: Bide, lady, bide, And aye he bade her bide, The rusty smith your leman shall be For all your muckle pride. Kim Edgar: Sayin, bide, lassie, bide— And aye he bade her bide, An’ be the brookie smith’s wife, An’ that’ll lay your pride.
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