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Round the sylvan fairy nooks,
Feathr'y breckans fringe the rocks,
'Neath the brae the burnie jouks,
And ilka thing is cheary O ;
Trees may bud, and birds may sing,
Flow'rs may bloom, and verdure springs
Joy to me they canna* bring,
Unless wi' thee, my dearie O.
Round the sylvan fairy nooks,
Feathr'y breckans fringe the rocks,
'Neath the brae the burnie jouks,
And ilka thing is cheary O ;
Trees may bud, and birds may sing,
Flow'rs may bloom, and verdure springs
Joy to me they canna* bring,
Unless wi' thee, my dearie O.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Poems and songs, chiefly in the Scottish dialect > (202) Page 194 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90347642 |
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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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