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SONGS. ISS
Has yerkit our faes in a tulzie^
An' proved himsel' wordy the name.
The Frenchmen, thae ill-deedy bodies,
Wha never wetc sound at the bane,
Wi' hearts maist as black as a kettle.
An' o' their auld tricks unco fain ;
Wi' fleechin, an' Hornie's assistance,
Gart meikle-breek'd Dutchmen agree
Their ships a' wi' haste to untether.
An' meet Adie Duncan at sea.
But fouk little ken, whan they travel.
What luckless mishaps may befa'.
Or the Dutchmen wad ne'er been sae doited
As ventured frae Holland ava :
For Duncan, sae wily an' cunning".
Lay watching- the time to begin ;
Then belly-flaug-ht bang-ed in upo' them.
An' gied them a weel-licked skin.
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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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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.