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Ane evill vvyfe is the werft aucht
That ony man can haif ;
For he may nevir fit in faucht,
Onlefs he be hir fklaif :
Bot of that fort I knaw nane uder,
But owthir a kukald, or his bruder ;
'Fondlars' and kukkaldis all togider,
May wifs thair wyfis in graif t
Becaufs thair wyfis hes maiftery,
That thay dar nawayifs cheip,
Bot gif it be in privity,
Quhan thair wyfis ar on fleip :
Ane mirry in thair cumpany
Wer to thame baith gold and fy ;
Ane menftrall could nocht bocht be,
Thair mirth gif he could beit*.
Bot of that fort quhilk I report,
1 knaw nane in this ring ;
Bot we may all, baith grit and fmall,
Glaidly baith dance and fing :
•Quha lift nocht heir to mak gud cheir,
Perchance his gudis ane uthir zeir
* « The meaning is, to fuch hen-pecked huflbands a
thearful companion would be a moft valuable ac.juifition.
A mufician that could keep them in tune # would be wortk
any money." Lord Hailes.
Vol. I. B b
Ane evill vvyfe is the werft aucht
That ony man can haif ;
For he may nevir fit in faucht,
Onlefs he be hir fklaif :
Bot of that fort I knaw nane uder,
But owthir a kukald, or his bruder ;
'Fondlars' and kukkaldis all togider,
May wifs thair wyfis in graif t
Becaufs thair wyfis hes maiftery,
That thay dar nawayifs cheip,
Bot gif it be in privity,
Quhan thair wyfis ar on fleip :
Ane mirry in thair cumpany
Wer to thame baith gold and fy ;
Ane menftrall could nocht bocht be,
Thair mirth gif he could beit*.
Bot of that fort quhilk I report,
1 knaw nane in this ring ;
Bot we may all, baith grit and fmall,
Glaidly baith dance and fing :
•Quha lift nocht heir to mak gud cheir,
Perchance his gudis ane uthir zeir
* « The meaning is, to fuch hen-pecked huflbands a
thearful companion would be a moft valuable ac.juifition.
A mufician that could keep them in tune # would be wortk
any money." Lord Hailes.
Vol. I. B b
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scotish song in two volumes > Volume 1 > (387) Page 253 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90271863 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.84 |
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| Description | Edited, with an historical essay and notes, by J. Ritson. London : Printed for J. Johnson; and J. Egerton, MDCCXIV [sic, i.e.1794]. [Volume 2 is dated correctly "MDCCXCIV"]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.84-84a |
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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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