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Widov\', ate ye waking?
O widow, vvilJ ihou let ipe mr
"I'm pawky, wife, and thrifty,
"And come of a right gentle kin;
"I'm little mair than fift_>'."
Daft carle, dit jour mouth., ^
What figrrifiea how pawky,
Or gigntle-born ye be,- but youth-.
In love ,\e're but a gawky.
"Then, widow, let thcfe guineas fpeak,
' That powerfull}- plead clinkan;
"And if the;>- fail, rt\y mouth Til ffeek,
"And nae mair love will think on'.'
Thefe court indeed, I maun confefai,
I think they mak you young. Sir,
And ten "tfmes better can expref»
Affection, than your tongue. Sir
Widov\', ate ye waking?
O widow, vvilJ ihou let ipe mr
"I'm pawky, wife, and thrifty,
"And come of a right gentle kin;
"I'm little mair than fift_>'."
Daft carle, dit jour mouth., ^
What figrrifiea how pawky,
Or gigntle-born ye be,- but youth-.
In love ,\e're but a gawky.
"Then, widow, let thcfe guineas fpeak,
' That powerfull}- plead clinkan;
"And if the;>- fail, rt\y mouth Til ffeek,
"And nae mair love will think on'.'
Thefe court indeed, I maun confefai,
I think they mak you young. Sir,
And ten "tfmes better can expref»
Affection, than your tongue. Sir
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Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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