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Sac craftilie file toolc me ben,
And bade me mak nae clatter;
'For our ramgunfhoch.glum goodman
Is o’er ayoirtLtlie water:"
whae'er thal] Fay I wanted grace,
when I did kits and dawte her,‘*“
Let him be planted in my plaee,
Syne, lay, I was a fautor .
Could I for fhame, could I for Fhame
/
Could I for fhame refut'd her,
And wad na Manhood been to blame,
Had I unkindly us’d her:
He claw’d her wi' the ripplin.kame,
And blae and bluidy bruis’d her;
wlien fit a hufband was frae bane,
what wife but wad exeuid her'
I dighted ay her ten lae blue.
And bann’d the cruel randy,
And weel I >iat her willin niou
Was e’en like fuccarcandie
At gdomin-fhote it was.T wat,
I lighted on the Monday;
But I cam thro’ the Tifeday’s dew.
To wanton Willie’s brandy.
Sac craftilie file toolc me ben,
And bade me mak nae clatter;
'For our ramgunfhoch.glum goodman
Is o’er ayoirtLtlie water:"
whae'er thal] Fay I wanted grace,
when I did kits and dawte her,‘*“
Let him be planted in my plaee,
Syne, lay, I was a fautor .
Could I for fhame, could I for Fhame
/
Could I for fhame refut'd her,
And wad na Manhood been to blame,
Had I unkindly us’d her:
He claw’d her wi' the ripplin.kame,
And blae and bluidy bruis’d her;
wlien fit a hufband was frae bane,
what wife but wad exeuid her'
I dighted ay her ten lae blue.
And bann’d the cruel randy,
And weel I >iat her willin niou
Was e’en like fuccarcandie
At gdomin-fhote it was.T wat,
I lighted on the Monday;
But I cam thro’ the Tifeday’s dew.
To wanton Willie’s brandy.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Choice selection of ancient and modern Scots songs > (41) Page 34 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/105684409 |
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| 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]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.339(1) |
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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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