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In the copy of the preceding song in Cromek's Remains of
Nithsdale and Gallozeai/ Song, the two last verses are omitted, and
the three following inserted, from the recitation of a lady, which
were never before printed, probably from their strong and direct
severity : —
A foreign Whiggish lown brought seeds
In Scottish yird to cover.
But we'll pu' a' his dibbled leeks,
An' pack him to Hanover.
Awa, Whigs, &c.
The deil he heard the stoure o' tongues,
An' ramping came amang us ;
But he pitied vis sae wi' cursed Whigs,
He turned an' wadna wrang us.
Arva, Whigs f &c.
The deU sat grim amang the reek,
Thrang bundling brunstane matches ;
An' croon'd 'mang the beuk-taking Whigs,
Scraps of auld Calvin's catches !
Awa, Whigs, axoa,
Awa, Whigs, awa,
Ye'll run me out o' wun spunks^
Awa, Whigs, awa.
The rival claims of the houses of Stuart and Brunswick hav5
long ceased to be matter of dispute, and indeed are no more to the
present generation than those of Bruce and Baliol. The question
was decided by the sword, and is now set at Test for ever ; yet
posterity would be doing injustice to the character of the brave men
who devoted their lives and fortunes in a cause which they conceived
just, and in defence of a family who had sat upon the throne for so
many centuries, not to admire their heroic actions in the field, and
undaunted firmness in adversity, which throw a lustre on their
names, that time will rather increase than diminish. Although
the nation was overawed, the feelings of the people v/ere not sub-
dued ; they saw with grief the unrelenting fury with which those
concerned in the Rebellion, and in particular the Highlanders, were
persecuted after the battle of CuUoden, and sympathised with the
unfortunate objects, in many cases proprietors of large estates,
men of amiable dispositions, carried away by a mistaken zeal for
a family, who, from its tyranny, was unwor4;hy of their assistance i
VOL. II. 2 G
In the copy of the preceding song in Cromek's Remains of
Nithsdale and Gallozeai/ Song, the two last verses are omitted, and
the three following inserted, from the recitation of a lady, which
were never before printed, probably from their strong and direct
severity : —
A foreign Whiggish lown brought seeds
In Scottish yird to cover.
But we'll pu' a' his dibbled leeks,
An' pack him to Hanover.
Awa, Whigs, &c.
The deil he heard the stoure o' tongues,
An' ramping came amang us ;
But he pitied vis sae wi' cursed Whigs,
He turned an' wadna wrang us.
Arva, Whigs f &c.
The deU sat grim amang the reek,
Thrang bundling brunstane matches ;
An' croon'd 'mang the beuk-taking Whigs,
Scraps of auld Calvin's catches !
Awa, Whigs, axoa,
Awa, Whigs, awa,
Ye'll run me out o' wun spunks^
Awa, Whigs, awa.
The rival claims of the houses of Stuart and Brunswick hav5
long ceased to be matter of dispute, and indeed are no more to the
present generation than those of Bruce and Baliol. The question
was decided by the sword, and is now set at Test for ever ; yet
posterity would be doing injustice to the character of the brave men
who devoted their lives and fortunes in a cause which they conceived
just, and in defence of a family who had sat upon the throne for so
many centuries, not to admire their heroic actions in the field, and
undaunted firmness in adversity, which throw a lustre on their
names, that time will rather increase than diminish. Although
the nation was overawed, the feelings of the people v/ere not sub-
dued ; they saw with grief the unrelenting fury with which those
concerned in the Rebellion, and in particular the Highlanders, were
persecuted after the battle of CuUoden, and sympathised with the
unfortunate objects, in many cases proprietors of large estates,
men of amiable dispositions, carried away by a mistaken zeal for
a family, who, from its tyranny, was unwor4;hy of their assistance i
VOL. II. 2 G
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53a |
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| Description | With explanatory notes and observations [compiled] by John Gilchrist. Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1815. 2 volumes: v. 1. Ballads. Tales.--v. 2. Tales, continued. Songs. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53-53a |
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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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