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THOUGH HUMBLE MY LOT.
Air~Her sheep had in clusters.
V? here primroses spring on the green tufted brae>
And the riv'let runs murm'ring below,
! Fortune, at morning, or noon, let me stray,
And thy wealth on thy vot'ries bestow !
For, O ! how enraptur'd my bosom does glow !
As calmly I wander alane,
"Where wild woods, and bushes^ and primroses grow,
And a streamlet enlivens the scene.
Tho' humble my lot, not ignoble's my state,
Let me still be contented, tho' poor ;
What Destiny brings, be resigned to my fate,
Tho* Misfortune should knock at my door.
1 care not for honour, preferment, nor wealth,
Nor the titles that Affluence yields,
While blythely I roam, in the hey-day of health^
'Midst the charms of my dear native fields.
THOUGH HUMBLE MY LOT.
Air~Her sheep had in clusters.
V? here primroses spring on the green tufted brae>
And the riv'let runs murm'ring below,
! Fortune, at morning, or noon, let me stray,
And thy wealth on thy vot'ries bestow !
For, O ! how enraptur'd my bosom does glow !
As calmly I wander alane,
"Where wild woods, and bushes^ and primroses grow,
And a streamlet enlivens the scene.
Tho' humble my lot, not ignoble's my state,
Let me still be contented, tho' poor ;
What Destiny brings, be resigned to my fate,
Tho* Misfortune should knock at my door.
1 care not for honour, preferment, nor wealth,
Nor the titles that Affluence yields,
While blythely I roam, in the hey-day of health^
'Midst the charms of my dear native fields.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90348170 |
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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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