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My ewle wi* the crooked horn,
Peur filly ewie ! ftovvn awa\
The ewie, &c.
O had ihe died of crook or cauld,
As ewies die when they are auld*
It wad na been, by mony fauld,
Sae fair a heart to nane o's a'.
The ewie, &e.
For a' the claith that we ha'e worn,
Frae her and hers, fae aften fhorn,
The lofs of her we cou'd ha'e born,
Had fair ftrae death tane her awa'.
The ewie, &c.
But this poor thing to lofe her life,
Aneath a greedy villains knife,
I'm really fear'd that our goodwife
Sail never win aboon't ava.
The ewie, &c.
O all ye bards beneath Kinghom,
Call up your mufes, let them mourn ;
Our ewie wi' the crooked horn
Is flown frae us, and fell'd and a'.
The ewie, &c.
THE END OF THE FIRST VOLUME:
My ewle wi* the crooked horn,
Peur filly ewie ! ftovvn awa\
The ewie, &c.
O had ihe died of crook or cauld,
As ewies die when they are auld*
It wad na been, by mony fauld,
Sae fair a heart to nane o's a'.
The ewie, &e.
For a' the claith that we ha'e worn,
Frae her and hers, fae aften fhorn,
The lofs of her we cou'd ha'e born,
Had fair ftrae death tane her awa'.
The ewie, &c.
But this poor thing to lofe her life,
Aneath a greedy villains knife,
I'm really fear'd that our goodwife
Sail never win aboon't ava.
The ewie, &c.
O all ye bards beneath Kinghom,
Call up your mufes, let them mourn ;
Our ewie wi' the crooked horn
Is flown frae us, and fell'd and a'.
The ewie, &c.
THE END OF THE FIRST VOLUME:
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scotish song in two volumes > Volume 1 > (423) Page 289 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90272295 |
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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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