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Love's the pearl the shepherds prize :
O'er the mountain.
Near the fountain,
Love delights the shepherd's eyes.
Down the burn, Sec.
Gold and titles give not health,
And Johnny couM nae these impart ;
Youthfu' Mary's greatest wealth,
Was still her faithfu' Johnny's heart i
Svyeet the joys the lovers find.
Great the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure.
Where the heart is always kind.
Down the burn, &c.
Craigie-burn Wood.
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Sweet fa's the eve on Craigie.burnj,And
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bJythe a . wakes the mor - row; But

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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.
ShelfmarkGlen.57
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events: 1814 [Date printed]
Places: Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Edinburgh > Edinburgh (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content: Songs (document genres)
Music (discipline)
Violins
Transverse flutes
Person / organisation: Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) [Publisher]

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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.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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Special collections of printed music
DescriptionOver 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.