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MISCELLANY.
SONG CXIX.
THE YOUNG MAN's WISH.
227
^ii^lliilllllli
Free from the bailie, care, and ftrife, Of this
ftM^
fhort va - rie - ga - ted life, O let me fpend my days,
-t\ — u-^-U m-h- — &*
la rural fweetnefs wij:h a friend, To whom my
r*
mind I may unbend, Nor cenfure, heed or praife.
•jr##g j-- 1- — ziSizqzzzzip:
Nor cenfure, heed, or praife.
I Riches bring cares— -I afk not wealth,
Let me enjoy but peace and health,
I envy not the great ;
'Tis thefe alone can make me bled,
The riches take of eafL and weft,
I claim not thefe or Hate,
SONG CXIX.
THE YOUNG MAN's WISH.
227
^ii^lliilllllli
Free from the bailie, care, and ftrife, Of this
ftM^
fhort va - rie - ga - ted life, O let me fpend my days,
-t\ — u-^-U m-h- — &*
la rural fweetnefs wij:h a friend, To whom my
r*
mind I may unbend, Nor cenfure, heed or praife.
•jr##g j-- 1- — ziSizqzzzzip:
Nor cenfure, heed, or praife.
I Riches bring cares— -I afk not wealth,
Let me enjoy but peace and health,
I envy not the great ;
'Tis thefe alone can make me bled,
The riches take of eafL and weft,
I claim not thefe or Hate,
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| Description | A select collection of the most approved Scots, English and Irish songs, set to music Perth: Printed by J. Brown, 1786. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.129 |
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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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