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I thought upon the banks o' Coil,
I thought upon my Nancy,
I thought upon her witching smile,
That caught my youthfu' fancy.
At length I reach'd the bonny glen,
Where early life I sported,
I pass'd the mill and trysting thorn,
Where Nancy oft I courted.
Wha spied I but mine ain dear maid,
Down by her mother's dwelling !
And turn'd me round to hide the flood
That in my een was swelling.
Wi' alter'd voice, quoth I, Sweet lass,
Sweet as yon hawthorn blossom,
O ! happy, happy may he be
That's dearest to thy bosom !
My purse is light, I've far to gang,
Fain wad I be thy lodger ;
I've serv'd my king and country lang,
Tak pity on a sodger.
Sae wistfully she gaz'd on me,
And lovelier grew than ever ;
Quoth she, A sodger ance I lo'ed,
Forget him I shall never.
I thought upon the banks o' Coil,
I thought upon my Nancy,
I thought upon her witching smile,
That caught my youthfu' fancy.
At length I reach'd the bonny glen,
Where early life I sported,
I pass'd the mill and trysting thorn,
Where Nancy oft I courted.
Wha spied I but mine ain dear maid,
Down by her mother's dwelling !
And turn'd me round to hide the flood
That in my een was swelling.
Wi' alter'd voice, quoth I, Sweet lass,
Sweet as yon hawthorn blossom,
O ! happy, happy may he be
That's dearest to thy bosom !
My purse is light, I've far to gang,
Fain wad I be thy lodger ;
I've serv'd my king and country lang,
Tak pity on a sodger.
Sae wistfully she gaz'd on me,
And lovelier grew than ever ;
Quoth she, A sodger ance I lo'ed,
Forget him I shall never.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87662559 |
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| Description | A choice selection of esteemed Scottish songs, adapted for the voice, violin, and German flute. Edinburgh : Published by Oliver & Co., [1806]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.120 |
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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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