Anyone know if there's some underlying tradition behind Kilmeny? There's a strong similarity to one of the sub-plots in "The Children of Hurin" by Tolkein. For that matter there's another vague parallel with the binding of Adam that "Adam Lay Ibounden" draws from.

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"But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love."

The author of the lyrics was James Hogg, 1770 - 1835, an uneducated Scottish poet & writer, born in Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland. His other works include:

Scottish Pastorials - 1801
The Queens Wake - 1813
The Shepherds Calendar - 1829
The Domestic Manners & Private Life of Sir Walter Scott - 1834
The Private Memoirs & Confessions Of A Justified Sinner - 1824

Cheers,

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I complained for I had no shoes
then I saw a man who had no feet.

Thanks. The more I learn about the literary traditions of England, Scottland and Ireland, the more I understand the influences behind some of our more contemporary writers.

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"But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love."