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22 THE POCKET SONGSTER ;
Come in thy raven-plumage, night !
Sun, moon, and stars, withdraw a' !
And bring an angel-pen to write
My transport wi' my Anna ! Burns,
THE BIRKS OF INVERMAY.
The smiling morn, the breatliing spring,
Invite the tuneful birds to sing ;
And while they warble from each spray,
Love melts the universal lay.
Let us, Amanda, timely wise,
Like them employ the hour that flies ;
And in soft raptures waste the day
Amang the birks of Invermay.
For soon the winter of the year,'
And age, life's winter, will appear ;
At this thy living bloom will fade,
As that will strip the verdant shade ;
Our taste of pleasure then is o'er.
The feather'd songsters please no more ;
And when they droop, and we decay.
Adieu ! the birks of Invermay. Mallet,
HOW LANG AND DREARY.
Tune — Cauld Kail in Aberdeen.
How lang an' dreary is the night,
WTien I am frae my dearie !
I restless lie frae e'en to morn,
Though I were ne'er sae weary.
Come in thy raven-plumage, night !
Sun, moon, and stars, withdraw a' !
And bring an angel-pen to write
My transport wi' my Anna ! Burns,
THE BIRKS OF INVERMAY.
The smiling morn, the breatliing spring,
Invite the tuneful birds to sing ;
And while they warble from each spray,
Love melts the universal lay.
Let us, Amanda, timely wise,
Like them employ the hour that flies ;
And in soft raptures waste the day
Amang the birks of Invermay.
For soon the winter of the year,'
And age, life's winter, will appear ;
At this thy living bloom will fade,
As that will strip the verdant shade ;
Our taste of pleasure then is o'er.
The feather'd songsters please no more ;
And when they droop, and we decay.
Adieu ! the birks of Invermay. Mallet,
HOW LANG AND DREARY.
Tune — Cauld Kail in Aberdeen.
How lang an' dreary is the night,
WTien I am frae my dearie !
I restless lie frae e'en to morn,
Though I were ne'er sae weary.
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| Description | Also: How lang and dreary |
| 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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