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24 Songs Compleat,
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a:
-&—-&-
a broad Sword thro' my Guts.
Coridon.
Dull Fool rail no more at Cavaleering,
What a damn'd Scandal it is,
To sneak here at home,
Grow mouldy with peace,
When loud Fame calls thee out ;
Where bold Dragoons are Domineering,
Thou'lt see fortune ready to befriend thee,
If thou art wounded,
For Honour and Valour,
Preferment's propounded.
Colin.
I fear my Commission,
Will prove but a Vision,
For when I am posted,
On MineSj where I'm like to be roasted,
'Tis forty to one but I'm puff'd from my future
Command,
Or if with much Toyling,
I chance to scape Broyling,
A damn'd bit of Lead,
Drills me quite thro' the Head,
How the Devil then shall I kiss the King's Hand,
Zoons, how shall I kiss the King's Hand.
To the Second Part of the Tune.
Coridon.
From Bullets and Fire,
Tho' oft we retire,
Our
I
#
a:
-&—-&-
a broad Sword thro' my Guts.
Coridon.
Dull Fool rail no more at Cavaleering,
What a damn'd Scandal it is,
To sneak here at home,
Grow mouldy with peace,
When loud Fame calls thee out ;
Where bold Dragoons are Domineering,
Thou'lt see fortune ready to befriend thee,
If thou art wounded,
For Honour and Valour,
Preferment's propounded.
Colin.
I fear my Commission,
Will prove but a Vision,
For when I am posted,
On MineSj where I'm like to be roasted,
'Tis forty to one but I'm puff'd from my future
Command,
Or if with much Toyling,
I chance to scape Broyling,
A damn'd bit of Lead,
Drills me quite thro' the Head,
How the Devil then shall I kiss the King's Hand,
Zoons, how shall I kiss the King's Hand.
To the Second Part of the Tune.
Coridon.
From Bullets and Fire,
Tho' oft we retire,
Our
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| Shelfmark | Glen.145 |
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| Description | Being 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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| Shelfmark | Glen.145-145e |
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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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