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THE LAST WOKDS OF PESTAL.
Written by Alphonse.
breaking, Life will soon be past And o _ ther.
realms the spirit waking, Ah strange sounds!
p*x_fca_ker b* Where my troubl'd Boalshallfl.ee
Yes ! my cares are o'er,
With all my heartfelt shame and sorrow ;
These I'll dread no more,
But live in endless bliss to-morrow!
No oppression then,
With heavy thraldom more injures me,
When my spirit free,
Shall survive the horror of earth's infamy,
No more grief and pain shall be.
Yes ! my lot is cast ;
My latest morning light is breaking;
Life will soon be past,
And other realms my spirit waking I

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Vocalist's companion
DescriptionChoice collection of popular songs with music, original and selected. Glasgow : Mitchison & Co., [1850].
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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.