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* Here supported, cheer'd, and cherish'd,
' Nine blest months ! I've liv'd, and mair ;
* See these infants clad, and nourish'd,
4 Dried my tears, and tint Despair ;
' Sometimes serving, sometimes spinning, t
' Light the lanesome hours gae round ;
* Lightly, too, ilk quarter rinning
4 Bring yon angel's helping Pound !'
" Eight pounds mair," cried Willie, kindly,
" Eight pounds mair will do nae harm !
e ' And, O Jean ! gin some ware friendly,
" Eight pounds soon might stock a farm.
il There, ance mair, to thrive by pee win,
" Freed frae a' that Peace destroys,
il Idle Waste, and drucken Ruin!
" War, and a' its murdering joys !"
Thrice he kiss'd his lang-lost treasure !
Thrice ilk bairn ! but cou'd na speak : •
Tears o' Luve, and Hope, and Pleasure,
Stream'd in silence down his cheek !
* Here supported, cheer'd, and cherish'd,
' Nine blest months ! I've liv'd, and mair ;
* See these infants clad, and nourish'd,
4 Dried my tears, and tint Despair ;
' Sometimes serving, sometimes spinning, t
' Light the lanesome hours gae round ;
* Lightly, too, ilk quarter rinning
4 Bring yon angel's helping Pound !'
" Eight pounds mair," cried Willie, kindly,
" Eight pounds mair will do nae harm !
e ' And, O Jean ! gin some ware friendly,
" Eight pounds soon might stock a farm.
il There, ance mair, to thrive by pee win,
" Freed frae a' that Peace destroys,
il Idle Waste, and drucken Ruin!
" War, and a' its murdering joys !"
Thrice he kiss'd his lang-lost treasure !
Thrice ilk bairn ! but cou'd na speak : •
Tears o' Luve, and Hope, and Pleasure,
Stream'd in silence down his cheek !
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90255806 |
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| Description | Selected from the works of the most esteemed bards of Caledonia. Edinburgh : Printed by and for Oliver & Boyd, 1808. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.64 |
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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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