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The noon of my youths slow— departing I set,
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cherub content, at thy moss-coverd shrine
1 would dffer my vows, if Matilda were mine;
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t!-ry to be. And breathe not a sigh bat to friendship and thee. But thy
1 i
y i i - Ni m mmM
pres.ence ap_pears from iny wish_es to fly. Like the Hold — col_ourd
•i.-lK r
^
m
;.r J a
i - i J - ' - ' j- J-. J 4 ■
¥:*— r
£E
tfreen willow tree. Is so short as the smile of thy favour to me.
s
w
^f-r-f-
In the pulse of my heart I have nourish^ a care.
That forbids me thy sweet inspiration to -share-;
The noon of my youths slow— departing I set,
But its years, as they pass, briny,' no tidinys pi thc-e.
cherub content, at thy moss-coverd shrine
1 would dffer my vows, if Matilda were mine;
Could I call her my own, whom tnrapturVl 1 see,
I v. oyld breathe not a sifjli but to friendship and thec.
K
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scotish minstrel > Volumes 4-6 > (173) Page 47 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91345421 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.217a |
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| Description | A selection from the vocal melodies of Scotland, ancient & modern, arr. for the piano forte. Compiled by R[obert] A[rchibald] Smith. Edinburgh : Robt. Purdie, [1820-1824]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.217-217a |
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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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