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(115) Page 79 - May; or, An address to the swallow. 1795
MAY. 79
MAY;
AN ADDRESS TO THE SWALLOW.
1795.
Come, bonny birdie, come awa.
An' big yom* housie on my wa'.
There safe your covey lay ;
The drift an' snawy wreaths are gane,
The surly blasts o' hail an' rain
Gie place to blooming May.
Fu' lang an* bitter was the storm
That did baith hill an' dale deform.
But now a' Natui-e's gay ;
The meadows an' the plains revive.
The ploughmen see their labour thrive,
Aneath the smiles o' May.

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(115) Page 79 - May; or, An address to the swallow. 1795
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Poems and songs
DescriptionBy the late Richard Gall with a memoir of the author. Edinburgh : From the Press of Oliver and Boyd, 1819.
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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.
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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.