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When blood is nipt, and' ways be foul,
Then nijzhtly fines the ftarine owl,. *> . -^ ..
1 u -whit tu-whoo, a merry, merry note, «--
"While greafy Jo^fi doth keel the pot.
When all aloud the wind' doth blow, -r.^ ^nhoZ
And coughing drowns the parfon's {aw,, • ^srfi'i^^
a^nd birds fit brooding in the fiiow, .
And Marianas nofe looks red and raw j
Then roafted crabs hifs in the bowl.
And nightly fmgs the , flaring owl, ... ""
Tu-whit tu-whoo, ainerry, merry note, '*'''" '' ^"^^
While greafy Joan doth keel the pot. '^<?fPF^«^;^
By Mr, "& i^xmsidlhri^p ,-^nb/m~iO
Woman, thoughtlefs, giddy c?ea^w^,fj.. .gallfy/s;) i!b8
Laughing, idl^, fiutt'ring thing.^ ^^^^^^ -^tinVM.
Moft fantaftic v/ork of nature, :-,, ."-lcl>rit aii^.
Still, like fkncy, on the wing. ' '-'^^.^^
Slave to ev'ry cfianging paffion, ; ■ ; . Yolq/iiS:
Loving, having, in extreme, tiriW
Fond of ev'ry foolifh fafhioii, ^.'dJetsis i/f^
And, at beft, a pleafmg- dream,. ritr^^^rv^ k^^
Lovely trifle, dear illufion, - - ^ "-•- ■ i
Conqu'ring weaknels, wilh'd for pab; ^/.^
plan's chief glory, and confufion, . I'&S^S^
of all vanities nioft vain. . •
Thus deriding beauty's power, 1^
.Si?i'/7/<f cali'd it aii a cheat •
But, in lefs than half an hour,
Kneei'd audHvhijl'd at CsUe^h f^ef*
Then nijzhtly fines the ftarine owl,. *> . -^ ..
1 u -whit tu-whoo, a merry, merry note, «--
"While greafy Jo^fi doth keel the pot.
When all aloud the wind' doth blow, -r.^ ^nhoZ
And coughing drowns the parfon's {aw,, • ^srfi'i^^
a^nd birds fit brooding in the fiiow, .
And Marianas nofe looks red and raw j
Then roafted crabs hifs in the bowl.
And nightly fmgs the , flaring owl, ... ""
Tu-whit tu-whoo, ainerry, merry note, '*'''" '' ^"^^
While greafy Joan doth keel the pot. '^<?fPF^«^;^
By Mr, "& i^xmsidlhri^p ,-^nb/m~iO
Woman, thoughtlefs, giddy c?ea^w^,fj.. .gallfy/s;) i!b8
Laughing, idl^, fiutt'ring thing.^ ^^^^^^ -^tinVM.
Moft fantaftic v/ork of nature, :-,, ."-lcl>rit aii^.
Still, like fkncy, on the wing. ' '-'^^.^^
Slave to ev'ry cfianging paffion, ; ■ ; . Yolq/iiS:
Loving, having, in extreme, tiriW
Fond of ev'ry foolifh fafhioii, ^.'dJetsis i/f^
And, at beft, a pleafmg- dream,. ritr^^^rv^ k^^
Lovely trifle, dear illufion, - - ^ "-•- ■ i
Conqu'ring weaknels, wilh'd for pab; ^/.^
plan's chief glory, and confufion, . I'&S^S^
of all vanities nioft vain. . •
Thus deriding beauty's power, 1^
.Si?i'/7/<f cali'd it aii a cheat •
But, in lefs than half an hour,
Kneei'd audHvhijl'd at CsUe^h f^ef*
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Shelfmark | Glen.43 |
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Description | A choice collection of songs, Scots and English. 2nd edition. 2 volumes. Edinburgh, 1751-1752. |
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Shelfmark | Glen.43-43a |
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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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