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Here s to thy health my bonie lafis.
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Thou rt ay fae free informing
Thou haft nae tnind to marry.
I'll be as .free informing thee,
Nae time hae I to tarry.
1 ken thy friends try ilka means
Frae wedlock to delay thee;
Depending on fome higher chance,
But fortune may- betray thee.
I ken thej- fcorn my low eftate,
But that does never grieve me;
For I m as free as any he,
Sma filler will reiieve me.
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i'll fcount my health ny- greateft weal-
Sae lang as I'll enjoy it:
ni fear nae fcant, I'll bode nae want,
As langs I get employ Tnent.
But far off fowls hae feathers fair.
And a\' until ye try them:.
Tho' they feem fair, ftill have a care,
The^ ma\- prove aa bad as I am.
But at twel at night,when the moonfiiiney
Mv dear,ril come&(ee thte;(^bnght.
For the man that loves his miftrefeweel,
Nae travel makes him wear>'. _,
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Volume 5
Description"Humbly dedicated to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland".
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Volumes 1-6 - Scots musical museum
DescriptionBy 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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Printed music
Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.