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" Through the yii-th I'll waunner wi' you-
Stay, O Watty ! stay at hame ;
Here upon my knees I'll gi'e you
Ony vow ye like to name.
See your poor young lammies pleadin',
Will ye gang and break our heart ?
No a house to put our head in,
No a friend to take our part ! ''
Ilka word came like a bullet,
Watty's heart begoud to shake ;
On a kist he laid his wallet,
Dighted baith his een and spake,—
" If ance mair I cou'd by writing,
Lea' the sogers and stay still,
Wad you swear to drop your flyting ? "
"Yes, O Watty ! yes, I will."
"Then," quo' Watty, "mind, be honest ;
Aye to keep your temper strive ;
Gin ye break this dreadfu' promise.
Never mair expect to thrive.
Margaret Howe, this hour ye solemn
Swear by everything that's gude.
Ne'er again your spouse to seal' him,
While life warms your heart and blood.
That ye'U ne'er in Mungo's seek me,
Ne'er put drucken to my name,
Never out at e'ening steek me.
Never gloom when I come hame.
" Through the yii-th I'll waunner wi' you-
Stay, O Watty ! stay at hame ;
Here upon my knees I'll gi'e you
Ony vow ye like to name.
See your poor young lammies pleadin',
Will ye gang and break our heart ?
No a house to put our head in,
No a friend to take our part ! ''
Ilka word came like a bullet,
Watty's heart begoud to shake ;
On a kist he laid his wallet,
Dighted baith his een and spake,—
" If ance mair I cou'd by writing,
Lea' the sogers and stay still,
Wad you swear to drop your flyting ? "
"Yes, O Watty ! yes, I will."
"Then," quo' Watty, "mind, be honest ;
Aye to keep your temper strive ;
Gin ye break this dreadfu' promise.
Never mair expect to thrive.
Margaret Howe, this hour ye solemn
Swear by everything that's gude.
Ne'er again your spouse to seal' him,
While life warms your heart and blood.
That ye'U ne'er in Mungo's seek me,
Ne'er put drucken to my name,
Never out at e'ening steek me.
Never gloom when I come hame.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90394151 |
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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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