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THE
JOLLY BEGGARS;
OR,
TATTER DEM .\LLIONS;
A CANTATA.
Reciiati'Vo*
HEN lyart leaves beftrow the yird,
Or wavering like the Bauckie bird, *
Bedim cauld Boreas' blafl ;
When hailftanes drive wi' bii»ter fkyte,
An' infant froils begin to bite,
In hoary cranreugh dreft ;
Ae night at e'en a merry core
O' randie, grangrel bodies,
In Foofie-NanhVs held the fplore,
To drink their orra duddies :
Wi* quaffing an' laughing*,
They ranted and they fang
Wi* jumping an' thumping,
, The vera girdle rang.
Firft, neifl: the fire, in aula red rags,
Ane fat, iveel brac'd wi'* mealy bags,
f\n' krnpfack a* in order;
His dosv lay within his arm,
Wi' ufquebce an* blankets warm,
She blinket on her fodger j
* Ail old Scotch marae for the Baft.
THE
JOLLY BEGGARS;
OR,
TATTER DEM .\LLIONS;
A CANTATA.
Reciiati'Vo*
HEN lyart leaves beftrow the yird,
Or wavering like the Bauckie bird, *
Bedim cauld Boreas' blafl ;
When hailftanes drive wi' bii»ter fkyte,
An' infant froils begin to bite,
In hoary cranreugh dreft ;
Ae night at e'en a merry core
O' randie, grangrel bodies,
In Foofie-NanhVs held the fplore,
To drink their orra duddies :
Wi* quaffing an' laughing*,
They ranted and they fang
Wi* jumping an' thumping,
, The vera girdle rang.
Firft, neifl: the fire, in aula red rags,
Ane fat, iveel brac'd wi'* mealy bags,
f\n' krnpfack a* in order;
His dosv lay within his arm,
Wi' ufquebce an* blankets warm,
She blinket on her fodger j
* Ail old Scotch marae for the Baft.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Caledonian songster > (86) Page 82 - Jolly beggars, or, Tatterdemallions; a cantata |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90339198 |
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| Description | A selection of choice songs, from Burns, Ramsay, etc. [With a portrait.] |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.130 |
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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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