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THE MUSICAL REPOSITORY.
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^-N rs r^s r-^
tmmm^m
m
lead - ing ftar ; For though thy Jtii - lor's
CS^P-P
'iound a - - far. Still love fhall be his
^^^E=.
lead
ing ftar.
Should landmen flatter when we're fail'd,
O doubt their artful tales;
No gallant failor ever fail'd,
If love breath'd, conftant gales ;
Thou art the coinpafs of my foul,
Which lieers my heart from pole to pole.
Sirens in every port we meet,
More fell than rocks or waves ;
But fuch as grace the Britifli fleet,
Are lovers and not flaves :
No foes our courage fliall fubdue,
Altho' "we've left our hearts with yov-
219
^-N rs r^s r-^
tmmm^m
m
lead - ing ftar ; For though thy Jtii - lor's
CS^P-P
'iound a - - far. Still love fhall be his
^^^E=.
lead
ing ftar.
Should landmen flatter when we're fail'd,
O doubt their artful tales;
No gallant failor ever fail'd,
If love breath'd, conftant gales ;
Thou art the coinpafs of my foul,
Which lieers my heart from pole to pole.
Sirens in every port we meet,
More fell than rocks or waves ;
But fuch as grace the Britifli fleet,
Are lovers and not flaves :
No foes our courage fliall fubdue,
Altho' "we've left our hearts with yov-
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87748497 |
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| Description | A collection of favourite Scotch, English, and Irish songs, set to music. Glasgow : Printed by Alex. Adam, for A. Carrick , 1799. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.47 |
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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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