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Troth I have fung the fang to yon,
Which ne'er anither bard wad do ;
Hear then my, charitable vow,
Dear venerable Nanjy.
But if the war Id my pafnon wrang,
And fay, ye only live in fang,
Ken I defpife a Hand ring tongue.
And fing to pleafe my fancy.
Leex me on thy, &c. Q^
A SCOTS Cantata.
The Tune after an Italian Manner.
Compos" d by Signior Lorenzo Bocchi.
Recitative.
BLAT E Jonny faintly teld fair Jean his Mind J
Jeany took pleafure to deny him lang ;
He thought her fcorn came frae a heart unkind,
Which gart him in defpair tune up this fang.
Air.
C bonny lafiie, finee 'tis fae,
That I'm defpis'd by thee,
I hate to live ; but O I'm wae,
And unko fweer to die.
Dear Jeany, think what dovvy hours
I thole by your difdain ;
Ah ! Ihould a breail fae faft as yours,
Contain a heart of flane ?
R E C I T A T I V E.
Thefe tender notes did a* her pity move,
With melting heart me liftned to the boy ;
O*ercome fhe imil'd, and promis'd him her love :
He in return thus fang his rifing joy.
Air.
Troth I have fung the fang to yon,
Which ne'er anither bard wad do ;
Hear then my, charitable vow,
Dear venerable Nanjy.
But if the war Id my pafnon wrang,
And fay, ye only live in fang,
Ken I defpife a Hand ring tongue.
And fing to pleafe my fancy.
Leex me on thy, &c. Q^
A SCOTS Cantata.
The Tune after an Italian Manner.
Compos" d by Signior Lorenzo Bocchi.
Recitative.
BLAT E Jonny faintly teld fair Jean his Mind J
Jeany took pleafure to deny him lang ;
He thought her fcorn came frae a heart unkind,
Which gart him in defpair tune up this fang.
Air.
C bonny lafiie, finee 'tis fae,
That I'm defpis'd by thee,
I hate to live ; but O I'm wae,
And unko fweer to die.
Dear Jeany, think what dovvy hours
I thole by your difdain ;
Ah ! Ihould a breail fae faft as yours,
Contain a heart of flane ?
R E C I T A T I V E.
Thefe tender notes did a* her pity move,
With melting heart me liftned to the boy ;
O*ercome fhe imil'd, and promis'd him her love :
He in return thus fang his rifing joy.
Air.
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| Description | In four volumes. The tenth edition, by Allan Ramsay. [In fact a volume of four parts with continuous pagination and register]. Imperfect: wanting illustration. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.108 |
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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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