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406 CALLIOPE : OR THE
When maidens, innocently young,
Say aften what they never mean,
Ne'er mind their pretty lying tongue,
But tent the language of their een :
If thefe agree, and fhe perlift
To anfwer a' your love with hate,
Seek elfewhere to be better bleft,
And let her iigh when its too late.
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SONG CCXVIII.
WHAT WOMAN CAN DO.
WIj at woman can do I have trf d to be free j Tet,
do what I can, I find I love him j And, tbo' he
fiies me, Still, JIM he's the man. They tell me at once
;^_^:_qz^_p EZ j^p£j±p ::E r
'zbrE: "m, — f". — | — rP - — ' ~f" — g- — w- — p — p —
he to twenty will Jwear : When vows are fo fweet,
pi W
who the falfehood can fear? So, when you have f aid
When maidens, innocently young,
Say aften what they never mean,
Ne'er mind their pretty lying tongue,
But tent the language of their een :
If thefe agree, and fhe perlift
To anfwer a' your love with hate,
Seek elfewhere to be better bleft,
And let her iigh when its too late.
~4-4"4-<< ~4H-< •*.•.»..«*»-»->.>•.►«>.•>.>.•>• >..
SONG CCXVIII.
WHAT WOMAN CAN DO.
WIj at woman can do I have trf d to be free j Tet,
do what I can, I find I love him j And, tbo' he
fiies me, Still, JIM he's the man. They tell me at once
;^_^:_qz^_p EZ j^p£j±p ::E r
'zbrE: "m, — f". — | — rP - — ' ~f" — g- — w- — p — p —
he to twenty will Jwear : When vows are fo fweet,
pi W
who the falfehood can fear? So, when you have f aid
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91491557 |
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| Description | A select collection of the most approved English, Scots, and Irish songs, set to music. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.159 |
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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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