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" I dreamed a dreary dream, master,
Whilk I am rad ye rede ;
I dreamed ye kissed a pair o' sweet lips,
That drapped o' red heart's-blude."
" Come, haud my steed, ye little foot-page,
Shod wi' the red gowd roun' ;
Till I kiss the lips whilk sing sae sweet :"
And lichtlie lap he doun.
" Kiss nae the singer's lips, master,
Kiss nae the singer's chin ;
Touch nae her hand," quo' the little foot-page,
" If skaithless hame ye wad win.
O wha will bruik your gluve
And wha will fauld your erled bride
In the kindlie clasps o' luve ?"
He took afF his hat, a' gowd i' the rim,
Knot wi' a siller ban' ;
He seemed a' in lowe* with his gowd raiment,
As through the greenwood he ran.
" The summer dew fa's saft, fair maid,
Aneath the siller mune ;
But eerie is thy seat i' the rock.
Washed wi' the white sea faem.
Come, wash me wi' thy lilie-white hand.
Below and 'boon the knee ;
And I'll kame thae links o' yellow burning gowd,
Aboon thy bonnie blue ee.
* Flame.

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Scottish ballads
DescriptionCollected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: W. Tait, 1829. Part I. Historical ballads -- Part II. Ballads supposed to refer to real circumstances in private life -- Part III. Romantic ballads -- Part IV. Imitations of the ancient ballads.
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.