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'Would I hae fear'd them a', manl'
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But, word an' blow, N-rth, F-x,and Co.*
Gowff 'd Willie like a ba', man,
Till SufhronsTaife* an' cooft their claife
Behind him in a raw, man
Led him a fair faux pas, man
The- SaScon lads»-wi' loud placads,
On Chatham's Boy did ca, man:
An' Scotland drew her pipe an' blew,
Tps Willie, waur them a\ mani'
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Behind the throne then Gr-nv-lle's gone, An' Caledon threw by the drone,
■ \ fecret wprd or twa, man; An' did her whittle draw, man;
While flee D-nd-s arouscTthe ciafs An' fwoor fu' rude, thro' dirt an' blood
Be.north the Roman wa'^man: To mak it guid in law, man.
Tranent Muir.
« Gen'ral Cope did taunt and mock,Wr mony a loud hu/_/a, man. But
^g-QhJ j l K
The brave Lochiel, as Iheard tell, The bluff dragoons (Wore blood and OOB
LecfCamerons on ift clouds,man: They'd make the rebels run, man;
The morning fair, and clear the air, And yet they flee wh^n them they fee,
They loos'd with dmlifh thuds, man; And winna fire a gun, man.
Down guns they threw, fc (words, they drew, They tum'd their back, the foot theybral
•And foon did chace them aff, man; Such terror feiz'd them a', man;
0"n Seatan Crafts they buft their charts. Some wet their chcekslomt fyfd theirbit
And gart them rin like daft, man. And fome for fear did fa'." nan.
Continued .
'Would I hae fear'd them a', manl'
9
But, word an' blow, N-rth, F-x,and Co.*
Gowff 'd Willie like a ba', man,
Till SufhronsTaife* an' cooft their claife
Behind him in a raw, man
Led him a fair faux pas, man
The- SaScon lads»-wi' loud placads,
On Chatham's Boy did ca, man:
An' Scotland drew her pipe an' blew,
Tps Willie, waur them a\ mani'
8
Behind the throne then Gr-nv-lle's gone, An' Caledon threw by the drone,
■ \ fecret wprd or twa, man; An' did her whittle draw, man;
While flee D-nd-s arouscTthe ciafs An' fwoor fu' rude, thro' dirt an' blood
Be.north the Roman wa'^man: To mak it guid in law, man.
Tranent Muir.
« Gen'ral Cope did taunt and mock,Wr mony a loud hu/_/a, man. But
^g-QhJ j l K
The brave Lochiel, as Iheard tell, The bluff dragoons (Wore blood and OOB
LecfCamerons on ift clouds,man: They'd make the rebels run, man;
The morning fair, and clear the air, And yet they flee wh^n them they fee,
They loos'd with dmlifh thuds, man; And winna fire a gun, man.
Down guns they threw, fc (words, they drew, They tum'd their back, the foot theybral
•And foon did chace them aff, man; Such terror feiz'd them a', man;
0"n Seatan Crafts they buft their charts. Some wet their chcekslomt fyfd theirbit
And gart them rin like daft, man. And fome for fear did fa'." nan.
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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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