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136 THE POCKET SONGSTERS
The last vesper notes o' the merl melt awa',
Fond echo repeats them wi' pith frae the shaw,
Whilst the night-breeze combinin' the scene to eiv
dear,
Diffuses the fragrance — the sweets o' the brier.
Yet vain a* thae charms sae inviting to me,
If thae bena shared, dearest lassie wi' thee ;
Then come to the bench 'neath the dark bour-tree
shade,
A screen frae the night-dews thou'lt find in my
plaid.
There, in love's artless language, I'll breathe the
fond strain,
O' a bosom as guileless, sweet lass, as thine ain,
And gladly resign a' that fortune can gie,
For ae heartnin' blink o' thy love-speakin' ee. G.
NOW BANK AN' BRAE.
Now bank an* brae are clad in green,
An' scattered cowslips sweetly spring ;
By Girvan's fairy -haunted stream
The birdies flit on wanton wing ;
By Cassillis' bank, e'ening fa's,
There let my Mary meet wi' me,
There catch her ilka glance o* love.
The bonny blink o' Mary's ee.
The last vesper notes o' the merl melt awa',
Fond echo repeats them wi' pith frae the shaw,
Whilst the night-breeze combinin' the scene to eiv
dear,
Diffuses the fragrance — the sweets o' the brier.
Yet vain a* thae charms sae inviting to me,
If thae bena shared, dearest lassie wi' thee ;
Then come to the bench 'neath the dark bour-tree
shade,
A screen frae the night-dews thou'lt find in my
plaid.
There, in love's artless language, I'll breathe the
fond strain,
O' a bosom as guileless, sweet lass, as thine ain,
And gladly resign a' that fortune can gie,
For ae heartnin' blink o' thy love-speakin' ee. G.
NOW BANK AN' BRAE.
Now bank an* brae are clad in green,
An' scattered cowslips sweetly spring ;
By Girvan's fairy -haunted stream
The birdies flit on wanton wing ;
By Cassillis' bank, e'ening fa's,
There let my Mary meet wi' me,
There catch her ilka glance o* love.
The bonny blink o' Mary's ee.
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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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