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198 THE SKY-LARK.
Above, tho' opprest by my fate,
I burn with contempt for my foes,
Tho' fortune has alter 'd my state.
She ne'er can subdue me to those.
False woman ! in ages to come
Thy malice detested shall be,
And when we are cold in the tomb,
Some heart still will sorrow for me.
Ye roofs, where cold damps and dismay
With silence and solitude dwell,
How comfortless passes the day !
How sad tolls the evening bell!
The owls from the battlements cry,
Hollow wind seems to murmur around,
' O, Mary, prepare thee to die,'
My blood it runs cold at the sound.
BRAVURA.
Haste, haste, nor lose the favouring hour,
Thy victim now is in thy power,
Hell's dark'ning chains at length have found him.
Soon his soul repenting will strive to fly,
But struggling is vain,
When hell links the chain,
Oh, nought can break the fetters round him —
Revenge! revenge! thy triumph is nigh.
Above, tho' opprest by my fate,
I burn with contempt for my foes,
Tho' fortune has alter 'd my state.
She ne'er can subdue me to those.
False woman ! in ages to come
Thy malice detested shall be,
And when we are cold in the tomb,
Some heart still will sorrow for me.
Ye roofs, where cold damps and dismay
With silence and solitude dwell,
How comfortless passes the day !
How sad tolls the evening bell!
The owls from the battlements cry,
Hollow wind seems to murmur around,
' O, Mary, prepare thee to die,'
My blood it runs cold at the sound.
BRAVURA.
Haste, haste, nor lose the favouring hour,
Thy victim now is in thy power,
Hell's dark'ning chains at length have found him.
Soon his soul repenting will strive to fly,
But struggling is vain,
When hell links the chain,
Oh, nought can break the fetters round him —
Revenge! revenge! thy triumph is nigh.
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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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