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WHY does Willy shun his dear ?
Why is he never here,
My tender Heart to Chear ?
Why, why does Willy shun his Dear,
And leave his own poor yemiy Weeping ?
Shall I never see him more,
But live in Mickle Care,
In Sorrow and Despair,
Shall I never, never see him more,
But in my Dream when I am Sleeping ?
Once he ne'er could gang away,
But here the Lad wou'd stay ;
Still Bonny, Blythe and gay,
Once he ne'er cou'd gang away,
But all the Day he wou'd be Sueing :
But when he had got a Boon,
Oh ! then the Naughty Loon,
In mickle haste was gone ;
But when he, when he had got a Boon,
There was an end of Willey's Wooing.

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Volume 3
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Volumes 1-6 - Wit and mirth, or, Pills to purge melancholy
DescriptionBeing a collection of the best merry ballads and songs, old and new. Fitted to all humours, having each their proper tune for either voice, or instrument: most of the songs being new set. 6 volumes. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson, 1719-20. A 19th century reprint from a broken set of the two issues of the 1719-1720 edition. Volumes 1, 3-5 belong to the first issue; Volumes 2 and 6 to the second.
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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
DescriptionThe 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.