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A FABLE
Ae day a peacock nest I gat,
I put a young ane in my hat,
And took it hame, rejoicing at
My worthy prize,
And laid it by, afore I quat
My thieving guise.
Beside our rantin' cluckin' hen
I put it, there to mak a fen,
Amang a deck o' nine or ten.
In core wi' ither,
And weel they greed, baith but and ben,
For days thegither.
A silly brash at times it teuk.
But aye they friend it like a keuk,
And griped flies, and whiles a clock,
To mak amen's,
Till firm it grew like ony duck,
Amang the fens.
But when its tail began to sprout,
Many a leuk it teuk about.
To see the feathers sprouting out,
Sae bonny braw,
And then began to cry and hoot.
And left them a'.
A FABLE
Ae day a peacock nest I gat,
I put a young ane in my hat,
And took it hame, rejoicing at
My worthy prize,
And laid it by, afore I quat
My thieving guise.
Beside our rantin' cluckin' hen
I put it, there to mak a fen,
Amang a deck o' nine or ten.
In core wi' ither,
And weel they greed, baith but and ben,
For days thegither.
A silly brash at times it teuk.
But aye they friend it like a keuk,
And griped flies, and whiles a clock,
To mak amen's,
Till firm it grew like ony duck,
Amang the fens.
But when its tail began to sprout,
Many a leuk it teuk about.
To see the feathers sprouting out,
Sae bonny braw,
And then began to cry and hoot.
And left them a'.
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| Description | A collection of songs and other poetical pieces, many of which are original, accompanied with notes ... and a short essay on the poets of Renfrewshire. Originally published in 1819. Edited by William Motherwell. With a portrait. Second series. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.163 |
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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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