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For I mautt' hae my" eoggie; sirs,
I canna want my Goggie ;
I wudna gi^ my thtee^girdt eeg
For a' the >qne3«8 in Boggie,
AULD GUDEMAK, cS:c,
TuKE — East Nook o' Fife.
" AuLD gudema|t>,iy«(Be a diHinken carle, drunken
carle,,
A' the lang day ye wink and drijik, and; gape and
gaunt ;
Of sottish loons yc're the pink and pearl, pink and
pearl,
Ill-far'd, doited^ iifi'^r-idd^wael."
Hech, gudewife ! ye're a flytin* body, fl'ytin' t)6dy ;
Will ye hae, but, gude be praised, the wit ye want ;
The puttin' cow should be aye a doddy, aye a
doddy,
Makna sic an awsome reel.
<' Ye're a sow, auld man.
Ye get fou, auld man, ,
Fy shame, auld man,
To 3-our wamc, auld man,
Pinch'd I win, wi' spinnin' tow,
A plack lo cleeii" yotu'^ back and por;'
I canna want my Goggie ;
I wudna gi^ my thtee^girdt eeg
For a' the >qne3«8 in Boggie,
AULD GUDEMAK, cS:c,
TuKE — East Nook o' Fife.
" AuLD gudema|t>,iy«(Be a diHinken carle, drunken
carle,,
A' the lang day ye wink and drijik, and; gape and
gaunt ;
Of sottish loons yc're the pink and pearl, pink and
pearl,
Ill-far'd, doited^ iifi'^r-idd^wael."
Hech, gudewife ! ye're a flytin* body, fl'ytin' t)6dy ;
Will ye hae, but, gude be praised, the wit ye want ;
The puttin' cow should be aye a doddy, aye a
doddy,
Makna sic an awsome reel.
<' Ye're a sow, auld man.
Ye get fou, auld man, ,
Fy shame, auld man,
To 3-our wamc, auld man,
Pinch'd I win, wi' spinnin' tow,
A plack lo cleeii" yotu'^ back and por;'
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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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