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on his habits and happiness. • Approbation cannot
fail to be grateful to every mind of sensibility, and
our author was candid enough to acknowledge ibis.
" Not but applause is music to my ear;
He is a knave who says he likes it note"
Happily for flatterers and mankind, the hap-*
piness of the individual is seldom disturbed by
the grossest flattery. This is indeed a weakness
of our race. The improved taste of some of
his companions in music and song writing pre-
vented him from wasting his talents on frivolous
subjects. They directed him on the road to emi*«.
nence, and from their influence on his compositions
of this kind, it is obvious, that, if his efforts in other
kinds of poetry had been as judiciously directed,
the world would have had, from his pen, poetry-
more worthy of admiration.
He had many advantages in cultivating this
species of poetry. He had at all times access to
the beauties of nature, and was well acquainted
with the tender feelings of love and of domestic at-
tachment, which form the themes of many, of his
lyrics. The numerous examples of songs in de-
on his habits and happiness. • Approbation cannot
fail to be grateful to every mind of sensibility, and
our author was candid enough to acknowledge ibis.
" Not but applause is music to my ear;
He is a knave who says he likes it note"
Happily for flatterers and mankind, the hap-*
piness of the individual is seldom disturbed by
the grossest flattery. This is indeed a weakness
of our race. The improved taste of some of
his companions in music and song writing pre-
vented him from wasting his talents on frivolous
subjects. They directed him on the road to emi*«.
nence, and from their influence on his compositions
of this kind, it is obvious, that, if his efforts in other
kinds of poetry had been as judiciously directed,
the world would have had, from his pen, poetry-
more worthy of admiration.
He had many advantages in cultivating this
species of poetry. He had at all times access to
the beauties of nature, and was well acquainted
with the tender feelings of love and of domestic at-
tachment, which form the themes of many, of his
lyrics. The numerous examples of songs in de-
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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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