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380 MINSTRELSY OF
He lighted at the ladye's yate.
And sat him on a pin ;
And sang fu' sweet the notes o' love,
Till a' was cosh * within.
And first he sang a low low note,
And syne he sang a clear ;
And aye the o'erword o' the sang
Was — " Your love can no win here.
Feast on, feast on, my maidens a\
" The wine flows you amang.
While I gang to my shot-window,
" And hear yon bonny bird's sang.
" Sing on, sing on, my bonny bird,
*' The sang ye sung yestreen ;
*' For weel I ken, by your sweet singing,
" Ye are frae my true love sen."
O first he sang a merry sang.
And syne he sang a grave ;
And syne he peck'd his feathers gray,
To her the letter gave.
♦ CWi— Quiet.
He lighted at the ladye's yate.
And sat him on a pin ;
And sang fu' sweet the notes o' love,
Till a' was cosh * within.
And first he sang a low low note,
And syne he sang a clear ;
And aye the o'erword o' the sang
Was — " Your love can no win here.
Feast on, feast on, my maidens a\
" The wine flows you amang.
While I gang to my shot-window,
" And hear yon bonny bird's sang.
" Sing on, sing on, my bonny bird,
*' The sang ye sung yestreen ;
*' For weel I ken, by your sweet singing,
" Ye are frae my true love sen."
O first he sang a merry sang.
And syne he sang a grave ;
And syne he peck'd his feathers gray,
To her the letter gave.
♦ CWi— Quiet.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 2 > (392) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80619395 |
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| Description | Vol. II . |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.18 |
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| Description | Consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition. |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17-19 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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