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OR, CALEDONIAN WARBLER. 29
Bonnier maid he never saw
'Mang the country lasses a',
For rosy cheeks an' neck o' snaw,
Than modest, artless Mary.
"• Bonnie lass, my life wad be
Waefu' blank withouten thee ;
rd tine a' joy — I'm sure I'd die,
Without iny dearest Mary.
" Though I haena walth nor gear,
Yet I hae a heart sincere.
An' constant love to thee, my dear,
My bonnie, bloomin' Mary.
" Name, O name, without delay,
Whan 'ill be that happy day,
We'll homage to kind Hymen pay,
O name it, dearest Mary."
Mary spak wi' lovely grace, —
Blushes reddening in her face, —
" Dear Jamie, you the morn may place
Thy hand in that o' Mary." W.
MY DADDIE FORBAD, Sec'
When I think on my lad,
I sigh and am sad,
For now he is far frae me :
My daddie was harsh,
My minnie was warse,
That gart him gae yont the sea :
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Bonnier maid he never saw
'Mang the country lasses a',
For rosy cheeks an' neck o' snaw,
Than modest, artless Mary.
"• Bonnie lass, my life wad be
Waefu' blank withouten thee ;
rd tine a' joy — I'm sure I'd die,
Without iny dearest Mary.
" Though I haena walth nor gear,
Yet I hae a heart sincere.
An' constant love to thee, my dear,
My bonnie, bloomin' Mary.
" Name, O name, without delay,
Whan 'ill be that happy day,
We'll homage to kind Hymen pay,
O name it, dearest Mary."
Mary spak wi' lovely grace, —
Blushes reddening in her face, —
" Dear Jamie, you the morn may place
Thy hand in that o' Mary." W.
MY DADDIE FORBAD, Sec'
When I think on my lad,
I sigh and am sad,
For now he is far frae me :
My daddie was harsh,
My minnie was warse,
That gart him gae yont the sea :
c3
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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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