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THE HIGHLANDER'S INVITATION.
Air — Will you come to the bow'r*
W ill you come to the board I've prepared for you ?
Your drink shall be good, of the true Highland blue,
Will you, Donald, will you, Galium, come to the board ?
There each shall be great as her own native lord.
There'll be plenty of pipe, and a glorious supply
Of the good sneesh-te-bacht, and the fine cut-an-dry,
Will you, Donald, will you, Galium, come then at e'en ?
There be some for the stranger, but more for the frien'.
There we'll drink foggy Care to his gloomy abodes,
And we'll smoke till we sit in the clouds like the gods ;
Will you, Donald, will you, Callum, wont you do so?
'Tis the way that our forefathers did long ago,
I
THE HIGHLANDER'S INVITATION.
Air — Will you come to the bow'r*
W ill you come to the board I've prepared for you ?
Your drink shall be good, of the true Highland blue,
Will you, Donald, will you, Galium, come to the board ?
There each shall be great as her own native lord.
There'll be plenty of pipe, and a glorious supply
Of the good sneesh-te-bacht, and the fine cut-an-dry,
Will you, Donald, will you, Galium, come then at e'en ?
There be some for the stranger, but more for the frien'.
There we'll drink foggy Care to his gloomy abodes,
And we'll smoke till we sit in the clouds like the gods ;
Will you, Donald, will you, Callum, wont you do so?
'Tis the way that our forefathers did long ago,
I
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90347954 |
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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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