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Thumbnail of file (18) Page 11 - O wat ye wha's in yon town

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Thumbnail of file (20) Page 13 - Bush aboon Traquair

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Thumbnail of file (22) Page 15 - When Guildford good

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Thumbnail of file (24) Page 17 - Sae flaxen were her ringlets

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Thumbnail of file (26) Page 19 - My nannie o

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Thumbnail of file (28) Page 21 - Down burn davy

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Thumbnail of file (30) Page 23 - Rigs of barley

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Thumbnail of file (32) Page 25 - Thou lingering star

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Thumbnail of file (34) Page 27 - Braes or ballochmyle

Thumbnail of file (35) Page 28 - I gaed a waeft gate yestreen

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Thumbnail of file (40) Page 33 - Had I the wyte

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Thumbnail of file (42) Page 35 - How sweet the love that meets return

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Choice selection of ancient and modern Scots songs
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/102738887
Description	Adapted for the voice, piano forte, Ger.-flute, or harpsichord. Chiefly selected from the celebrated poets, Ramsay, Burns &c. &c. London : Printed & sold by Wm. Boag, [approximately 1800].
Shelfmark	Glen.339(1)
Attribution and copyright:	Out of copyright - The physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1800 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Pianos Transverse flutes Harpsichords Songs (musical compositions) Folk songs Scottish Adaptations (literary works)
Person / organisation:	Boag, William, active 1825-1838 [Printer] Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758 [Subject of text] Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 [Subject of text]
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Glen Collection of printed music
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.

Special collections of printed music
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.