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28 Whe Goldin tferge,
xir.
Syne to Dame Flora, on the famyne Wayt;
They faluft and they thank a Thoufand Syis,
And to fweit' Venus neift, Luvis bony Qitend
They fang B^llatis of I^uve, as was the Gyis,
With amorous glottis maift lufly to devyis,
As that the)' had Luve in thair Heartis grene, ■■
Thair Hony Throtts tjiey openit frae theSpI&L
With Warbills fweit they perft the HevinlySkyi
Quhyle loud refount the Firmament fer'ene,
Jkfti,
A n e uther Court thair faw I fubfequent,
Cupid the King-, with Bow in Hand ay bene,
And dreidfuil Arrows grundin fherp and fquhahj
Thair faw I Mars the God armipotent,
Awful and ftern, braid, flrong and corpulent.
Thair faw I crabit Saturn auld anii Hair x
His Luke was lyke for to perturb the Air,
Thair was Mercimus, wyfe and eloquent
Of Rethorick that fand the Flouris fae fair.
XIV. Thai
xir.
Syne to Dame Flora, on the famyne Wayt;
They faluft and they thank a Thoufand Syis,
And to fweit' Venus neift, Luvis bony Qitend
They fang B^llatis of I^uve, as was the Gyis,
With amorous glottis maift lufly to devyis,
As that the)' had Luve in thair Heartis grene, ■■
Thair Hony Throtts tjiey openit frae theSpI&L
With Warbills fweit they perft the HevinlySkyi
Quhyle loud refount the Firmament fer'ene,
Jkfti,
A n e uther Court thair faw I fubfequent,
Cupid the King-, with Bow in Hand ay bene,
And dreidfuil Arrows grundin fherp and fquhahj
Thair faw I Mars the God armipotent,
Awful and ftern, braid, flrong and corpulent.
Thair faw I crabit Saturn auld anii Hair x
His Luke was lyke for to perturb the Air,
Thair was Mercimus, wyfe and eloquent
Of Rethorick that fand the Flouris fae fair.
XIV. Thai
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| Description | Being a collection of Scots poems, wrote by the ingenious before 1600... Published by Allan Ramsay. Edinburgh : Printed by Mr. Thomas Ruddiman for the publisher, 1724. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.67 |
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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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