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Now, wife and bairns rush'd on his soul,
He groan'd — poor Towser loud did howl,
And, mourning, couret down aside him,
But, oh ! his master cou'dna heed him,
For now his senses 'gan to dozen,
His vera life-streams niaist were frozen,
An't seem'd as if the cruel skies,
Exulted o'er their sacrifice ;
For fierce the winds did o'er him hiss.
And dash'd the sleet on his cauld face.
As on a rock, far, far frae land,
Twa ship-wreck'd sailors shiv'ring stand,
If chance a vessel they descry,
Their hearts exult with instant joy;
Sae was poor Towser joy'd to hear
The tread of travelers drawing near,
He ran, and yowl'd, and fawn'd upon 'em,
But cou'dna make them understand him.,
Till, tugging at the foremost's coat.
He led thcru to the mournfu' spot
Now, wife and bairns rush'd on his soul,
He groan'd — poor Towser loud did howl,
And, mourning, couret down aside him,
But, oh ! his master cou'dna heed him,
For now his senses 'gan to dozen,
His vera life-streams niaist were frozen,
An't seem'd as if the cruel skies,
Exulted o'er their sacrifice ;
For fierce the winds did o'er him hiss.
And dash'd the sleet on his cauld face.
As on a rock, far, far frae land,
Twa ship-wreck'd sailors shiv'ring stand,
If chance a vessel they descry,
Their hearts exult with instant joy;
Sae was poor Towser joy'd to hear
The tread of travelers drawing near,
He ran, and yowl'd, and fawn'd upon 'em,
But cou'dna make them understand him.,
Till, tugging at the foremost's coat.
He led thcru to the mournfu' spot
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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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