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OR, CALEDONIAN WARBLER. 21
The lavrock blythe at davvnin' sings,
An' sweetly scents the heather bell ;
But gloamin's balmy hour aye brings
Mair joy to me than I can tell ! T. A.
ANNA;
Tune — Banks of Banna.
Yestreen I had a pint o' wine,
A place whar body sawna ;
Yestreen lay on this breast o' mine,
The raven locks o' Anna.
The hungry Jew, in wilderness,
Rejoicing o'er his manna,
Was naething to my honey bliss
Upon the lips o' Anna.
Ye monarchs, take the east and west^
Frae Indus to Savannah, —
Gie me within my straining grasp,
The melting form o' Anna.
Then I'll despise imperial charmis,
An empress or sultana ;
Wliile dying raptures, in her arms,
I give and take wi' Anna.
Awa, thou flaunting god o' day !
Awa, thou pale Diana !
Ilk star, gae hide thy twinkling ray,
WTien I'm to meet my Anna,
The lavrock blythe at davvnin' sings,
An' sweetly scents the heather bell ;
But gloamin's balmy hour aye brings
Mair joy to me than I can tell ! T. A.
ANNA;
Tune — Banks of Banna.
Yestreen I had a pint o' wine,
A place whar body sawna ;
Yestreen lay on this breast o' mine,
The raven locks o' Anna.
The hungry Jew, in wilderness,
Rejoicing o'er his manna,
Was naething to my honey bliss
Upon the lips o' Anna.
Ye monarchs, take the east and west^
Frae Indus to Savannah, —
Gie me within my straining grasp,
The melting form o' Anna.
Then I'll despise imperial charmis,
An empress or sultana ;
Wliile dying raptures, in her arms,
I give and take wi' Anna.
Awa, thou flaunting god o' day !
Awa, thou pale Diana !
Ilk star, gae hide thy twinkling ray,
WTien I'm to meet my Anna,
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| Description | A collection of popular Scotch songs, and a selection of new ones, to which is added, a variety of toasts and sentiments. Embellished with a portrait of Tannahill and four elegant engravings. Edinburgh: T. Colquhoun, 1823. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.1 |
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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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