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Ye'd pinch him sair afore he'd growl,
Whilk shows he had a mighty soul.
But what adds maistly to his fame,
And will immortalize his name —
" Immortalize ! — presumptive wight !
Thy lines are dull as darkest night,
Without ae spark o' wit or glee,
To light them through futurity."
E'en be it sae, poor Towser's story,
Though lamely tauld, will speak his glory.
'Twas in the month o' cauld December,
When nature's fire seem'd just an ember,
And growling Winter bellow'd forth
In storms and tempests frae the norths
When honest Towser's loving master,
Regardless o' the surly bluster,
Set out to the neist burrow town,
To buy some needments of his own,
And, case some purse-pest shou'd way-lay him,
He took his trusty servant wi' him.,
Ye'd pinch him sair afore he'd growl,
Whilk shows he had a mighty soul.
But what adds maistly to his fame,
And will immortalize his name —
" Immortalize ! — presumptive wight !
Thy lines are dull as darkest night,
Without ae spark o' wit or glee,
To light them through futurity."
E'en be it sae, poor Towser's story,
Though lamely tauld, will speak his glory.
'Twas in the month o' cauld December,
When nature's fire seem'd just an ember,
And growling Winter bellow'd forth
In storms and tempests frae the norths
When honest Towser's loving master,
Regardless o' the surly bluster,
Set out to the neist burrow town,
To buy some needments of his own,
And, case some purse-pest shou'd way-lay him,
He took his trusty servant wi' him.,
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90345758 |
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| Description | A notice respecting the life and writings of the author [by James Muir] is prefixed. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.139 |
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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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