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The GENTLE SHEPHERD. 21
-Yet tauntingly (he at her coufin fpeer'd,
Gif (he could tell what tune I play'd, and fneer'd,
Flocks wander where ye like, I dinna care ;
I'll brak my reed, and never whittle mair.
Pat. E'en do lae, Roger, wha can help mi (luck,
Saebiens (he be fie a thrawn-gabbat chuck r
Yonder's a craig : iince ye ha'e tint all houp,
Gae til't your ways, and tak the lover's loup.
Rot. I need namak fie fpeed my blood to fpill;
I'll warrant death come foon enough a- will.
Pat. Daft gowk! leave affthat filly whinging way
Seem carelefs, there's my hand ye'll win the day.
Hear how I ferv'd my lafs I loe as weel
As ye do Jenny, and wi' heart as led.
Lail morning I was gay and early out,
Upon a dyke I kan'd, glowring about :
I faw my Meg come linking o'er the lee ;
I faw my Meg, but Meggy faw nae me ;
For yet the fun was wading through the mill:,
And (he was clofe upon me ere (he wift :
Her coats were kiltit, and did fweetly (haw
Her ftraight bare legs that whiter were than fnaw;
Her cockernony fnoded irp fu (leek ;
Her haffet locks hang waving on her cheek ;
Her cheeks fae ruddy, ?.nd her een fae clear ;
And ! her mouth's like ony hinny-pear.
-Yet tauntingly (he at her coufin fpeer'd,
Gif (he could tell what tune I play'd, and fneer'd,
Flocks wander where ye like, I dinna care ;
I'll brak my reed, and never whittle mair.
Pat. E'en do lae, Roger, wha can help mi (luck,
Saebiens (he be fie a thrawn-gabbat chuck r
Yonder's a craig : iince ye ha'e tint all houp,
Gae til't your ways, and tak the lover's loup.
Rot. I need namak fie fpeed my blood to fpill;
I'll warrant death come foon enough a- will.
Pat. Daft gowk! leave affthat filly whinging way
Seem carelefs, there's my hand ye'll win the day.
Hear how I ferv'd my lafs I loe as weel
As ye do Jenny, and wi' heart as led.
Lail morning I was gay and early out,
Upon a dyke I kan'd, glowring about :
I faw my Meg come linking o'er the lee ;
I faw my Meg, but Meggy faw nae me ;
For yet the fun was wading through the mill:,
And (he was clofe upon me ere (he wift :
Her coats were kiltit, and did fweetly (haw
Her ftraight bare legs that whiter were than fnaw;
Her cockernony fnoded irp fu (leek ;
Her haffet locks hang waving on her cheek ;
Her cheeks fae ruddy, ?.nd her een fae clear ;
And ! her mouth's like ony hinny-pear.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90277537 |
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| Description | A Scots pastoral comedy. To which is added a glossary. Familiar epist. New songs, and fine cuts. By Allan Ramsay. [Page 120 misnumbered 150.] |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.79 |
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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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