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His gentle manners wan my heait,
I t'.iatefu' took the gift ;
Cou'd i but think to seek it back.
It wou'd be waur than theft.
For langesft life can ne'er repay
The love he bears to me ;
And e'er I'm ^rcM to break my troth,
I'll lay me down and die.
The Banks of the Dee,
I'wAS sum - mer_, and soft - ly the
bree - zes were blow - iiT^, And
foot of a rock, where the ri-ver was flowing, I ''
fat mvself down on the banks of the Dee, Flow

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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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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.