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made o' that. Is ae poor pund o* tow.
There sat a bottle in a bole,
Beyont the ingle low ;
And ay she took the tither souk^
To drook the stourie tow.
The weary, (fee.
Quoth I, for shame, ye dirty darngj
Gae spiQ your tap o* tow I
She took the rock, and, wi' a knock,
She brak it o'er my pow.
The weary, &c.
At last her feet, I sang to see'tj
Gaed foremost o'er the knowe ;
And or I wed anither jade^
ril wallop in a tow.
The weary, &c.

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Scottish minstrel
DescriptionA valuable selection of popular songs with music adapted for the voice, violin & German flute. Edinburgh: Printed and published by Oliver & Boyd, 1814.
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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.