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152 THE POCKET SONGSTER 5
But can they melt the glowing heart,
Or chain the soul in speechless pleasure,
Or through each nerve the rapture dart,
Like meeting her, our bosom's treasure ?
Burns.
TWEED-SIDE.
What beauties does Flora disclose ?
How sweet are her smiles upon Tweed ?
Yet Mary's still sweeter than those ;
Both nature and fancy exceed.
Nor daisy, nor sweet blooming rose,
Nor all the gay flowers of the field.
Nor Tweed gliding gently through those.
Such beauty and pleasure does yield.
The v^arblers are heard in the grove,
The linnet, the lark, and the thrush,
The blackbird and sweet cooing dove,
With music enchant every bush.
Come, let us go forth to the mead.
Let us see how the primroses spring ;
We'll lodge in some village on Tweed,
And love while the feather'd folk sing.
How does my love pass the long day ?
Does Mary not keep a few sheep ?
Do they never carelessly stray,
WTiile happily she lies asleep !
But can they melt the glowing heart,
Or chain the soul in speechless pleasure,
Or through each nerve the rapture dart,
Like meeting her, our bosom's treasure ?
Burns.
TWEED-SIDE.
What beauties does Flora disclose ?
How sweet are her smiles upon Tweed ?
Yet Mary's still sweeter than those ;
Both nature and fancy exceed.
Nor daisy, nor sweet blooming rose,
Nor all the gay flowers of the field.
Nor Tweed gliding gently through those.
Such beauty and pleasure does yield.
The v^arblers are heard in the grove,
The linnet, the lark, and the thrush,
The blackbird and sweet cooing dove,
With music enchant every bush.
Come, let us go forth to the mead.
Let us see how the primroses spring ;
We'll lodge in some village on Tweed,
And love while the feather'd folk sing.
How does my love pass the long day ?
Does Mary not keep a few sheep ?
Do they never carelessly stray,
WTiile happily she lies asleep !
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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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| 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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