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MUSICAL MISCELLANY. I5I
From unjuft rebellion his country to free ;
He left her in hopes of a fpeedy returning,
To wander again on the Banks of the Dee.
For this he deipifed all dangers and perils ;
Twas thus he efpoufed Britannia's quarrels^
That when he came home he might crown her with
laurels,
The happieft maid on the Banks of the Dee.
But fate had determin'd his fall to be glorious,
Tho' dreadful the thought mull be unto me ;
He fell, like brave Wolfe, when the troops were
vidlorious ;
Sure each tender heart muft bewail, the decree :
Yet, tho' he is gone, the once faithful lover,
And all our fine fchemes of true happlnefs over^,
No doubt he implored his pity and favour
For me he had left on the Banks of the Dee>.
From unjuft rebellion his country to free ;
He left her in hopes of a fpeedy returning,
To wander again on the Banks of the Dee.
For this he deipifed all dangers and perils ;
Twas thus he efpoufed Britannia's quarrels^
That when he came home he might crown her with
laurels,
The happieft maid on the Banks of the Dee.
But fate had determin'd his fall to be glorious,
Tho' dreadful the thought mull be unto me ;
He fell, like brave Wolfe, when the troops were
vidlorious ;
Sure each tender heart muft bewail, the decree :
Yet, tho' he is gone, the once faithful lover,
And all our fine fchemes of true happlnefs over^,
No doubt he implored his pity and favour
For me he had left on the Banks of the Dee>.
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| Description | A collection of the most approved Scotch, English, and Irish songs, set to music. Edinburgh : Printed for John Elder, T. Brown and C. Elliot ,Edinburgh; and W. Coke, Leith, 1793. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.86 |
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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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