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SONGS or THE APFECTIONS. 29
lowing is the original ballad on wliicli Allan Ramsay's is founded. The melody to
•which it is sung was introduced by Gay into the " Beggars' Opera," to the words
commencing :
" A curse attends that woman's love
Who always would he pleasing."
O Bessie Bell and Mary Gray,
They were twa honnie lasses ;
They higgit a bower on yon burn-brae,
And theekit it ower wi' I'ashes.
They theekit it ower wi' rashes green,
They theekit it ower wi' heather ;
But the pest came frae the bun-ow town,
And slew them baith thegither.
They thought to lie in Methven kirkyard
Amang their noble kin ;
But they maun lie in Stronach Haugh
To beek forenent the sun.
And Bessie Bell and Mary Gray,
They were twa bonnie lasses ;
They biggit a bower on you burn-brae,
And theekit it ower wi' rashes. '
THE LAST TIME I CAM' O'ER THE MUIE.
Allan Ramsay.
The last time I cam' ower the muir,
I left my love behind me :
Ye powers, what pains do I endure
When soft ideas mind me !
Soon as the ruddy morn display'd
The beaming day ensuing,
I met betimes my lovely maid
In fit retreats for wooing.
We stray'd beside yon wand'ring stream,
And talk'd with hearts o'erflowing,
Until the sun's last setting beam
Was in the ocean glowing.
I pitied all beneath the skies,
Even kings, when she was nigh me ;
In raptures I beheld her eyes,
Which could but ill deny me.
lowing is the original ballad on wliicli Allan Ramsay's is founded. The melody to
•which it is sung was introduced by Gay into the " Beggars' Opera," to the words
commencing :
" A curse attends that woman's love
Who always would he pleasing."
O Bessie Bell and Mary Gray,
They were twa honnie lasses ;
They higgit a bower on yon burn-brae,
And theekit it ower wi' I'ashes.
They theekit it ower wi' rashes green,
They theekit it ower wi' heather ;
But the pest came frae the bun-ow town,
And slew them baith thegither.
They thought to lie in Methven kirkyard
Amang their noble kin ;
But they maun lie in Stronach Haugh
To beek forenent the sun.
And Bessie Bell and Mary Gray,
They were twa bonnie lasses ;
They biggit a bower on you burn-brae,
And theekit it ower wi' rashes. '
THE LAST TIME I CAM' O'ER THE MUIE.
Allan Ramsay.
The last time I cam' ower the muir,
I left my love behind me :
Ye powers, what pains do I endure
When soft ideas mind me !
Soon as the ruddy morn display'd
The beaming day ensuing,
I met betimes my lovely maid
In fit retreats for wooing.
We stray'd beside yon wand'ring stream,
And talk'd with hearts o'erflowing,
Until the sun's last setting beam
Was in the ocean glowing.
I pitied all beneath the skies,
Even kings, when she was nigh me ;
In raptures I beheld her eyes,
Which could but ill deny me.
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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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