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Peggy, I mnft love thee.
►So when by her, whom long I lov'd,
I fcorn'd was and deferted;
Low with defpair, my fpirits movd,
To be forever parted :
Thus drbdp'd I, till diviner grace
I found in Peggy s mind and face;
Ingratitude appeared then bafe,
But virtue more engaging.
Then now, fince happily iVe hit,
I'll have no more delaying;
Let beauty ryield to manly wit,
We lofe ourfelves in ftaying;
I'll hafte dull courtfhip to a clofe,
Since marriage can my fears oppofe:
Why fhou'd we happy minutes lofe,
Since, Peggy, I muft love thee.
Men may be foolifh if they pleafe,
And deem't a lovers duty
To figh, and facrifice their eafe,
Doating on a proud beauty:
Such was my cafe for many a yea?,
Still hope fucctedingto my fear;
Fatfe Betty's charms now difapperr,
Since^Vggy's far outfhine. therri .
►So when by her, whom long I lov'd,
I fcorn'd was and deferted;
Low with defpair, my fpirits movd,
To be forever parted :
Thus drbdp'd I, till diviner grace
I found in Peggy s mind and face;
Ingratitude appeared then bafe,
But virtue more engaging.
Then now, fince happily iVe hit,
I'll have no more delaying;
Let beauty ryield to manly wit,
We lofe ourfelves in ftaying;
I'll hafte dull courtfhip to a clofe,
Since marriage can my fears oppofe:
Why fhou'd we happy minutes lofe,
Since, Peggy, I muft love thee.
Men may be foolifh if they pleafe,
And deem't a lovers duty
To figh, and facrifice their eafe,
Doating on a proud beauty:
Such was my cafe for many a yea?,
Still hope fucctedingto my fear;
Fatfe Betty's charms now difapperr,
Since^Vggy's far outfhine. therri .
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| Description | "Humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr June 1771". |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.201 |
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| Description | By James Johnson. 6 volumes. Edinburgh : Printed & sold by Johnson & Co., 1787-1803. Burns contributed largely to the work, and Stephen Clarke prepared the arrangements of most of the airs. ["The volumes of the Musical museum, as originally published, were 'Humbly dedicated to the Catch Club, instituted at Edinburgh June 1771.' On the completion of the sixth and last volume, in 1803, Johnson substituted a new set of title-pages, dedicating the work 'To the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.'"--Laing's pref., to 1839 ed., v. 1, p. ii, foot-note]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.201-201e |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe.There are more than 330 publications contained in about 320 selected from the collection of John Glen (1833-1904). Also available are a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | Over 400 volumes from three internationally renowned special collections of printed music. The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent excellent archives of 18th-19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The Hopkinson Verdi Collection contains contemporary and later editions of the works of Verdi, collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson. |
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