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'^^ Loud howls the nortliern blast,
" Bleak is the dreary waste ;—
'' Haste then, O Donald, haste,
" Haste to thy Flora.
" Twice twelve long months are o'er,
" Since on a foreign shore
" You promised to fight no more,
" But meet me in Mora."
^ Where now is Donald dear ?'
(Maids cry with taunting sneer ;)
' Say, is he still sincere
' To his lov'd Flora?' —
'* Parents upbraid my moan ;
*' Each heart is turn'd to stone ;
*' Ah, Flora ! thou'rt now alone^
" And friendless in Mora!
*' Come then, O come away !
*■' Donald! no longer stay !
^' Where can my rover stray
'' From his lov'd Flora ?
'' Ah ! sure he ne'er cou'd be
" False to his vows and me !
*' Heavens ! is't not yonder he,
^' Comes bounding o'er Mora ?"
' Never, O wretched fair V
(Sigh'd the sad messenger,)
'^^ Loud howls the nortliern blast,
" Bleak is the dreary waste ;—
'' Haste then, O Donald, haste,
" Haste to thy Flora.
" Twice twelve long months are o'er,
" Since on a foreign shore
" You promised to fight no more,
" But meet me in Mora."
^ Where now is Donald dear ?'
(Maids cry with taunting sneer ;)
' Say, is he still sincere
' To his lov'd Flora?' —
'* Parents upbraid my moan ;
*' Each heart is turn'd to stone ;
*' Ah, Flora ! thou'rt now alone^
" And friendless in Mora!
*' Come then, O come away !
*■' Donald! no longer stay !
^' Where can my rover stray
'' From his lov'd Flora ?
'' Ah ! sure he ne'er cou'd be
" False to his vows and me !
*' Heavens ! is't not yonder he,
^' Comes bounding o'er Mora ?"
' Never, O wretched fair V
(Sigh'd the sad messenger,)
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90240385 |
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| Description | A 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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| Shelfmark | Glen.57 |
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| Description | Scottish 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. |
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| Description | The 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. |
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