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THE ROCK AN' REEL.
leeze me on the housewife's thrift,
That maks a cheerfu' ha',
An' ilka thing, baith but an' ben,
To leuk sae bien an' braw.
O happy he, wha's dame is she
That sj)ins ui^on her wheel,
And has nae thought, nor care, but what
Comes o' the rock an' reel !
O weel I like to hear at een
The birring o' the pirn.
An' see the wheel gaim roun' an' roun'
To beet the hesp o' yarn :
Sae, leeze me on the winsome dame
That turns her spinning-wheel.
An' has nae thought, nor care, but what
Comes o' the rock an' reel.
Gie me the bl3rthesome ingle-side.
An' aye a clean hearthstane,
An something i' the bink to cheer
The heart o' wife an' wean :
Wha langs for mair, I think them daft-
Their senses in a creel.
That has a thought, or care, but what
Comes o' the rock an' reel.
THE ROCK AN' REEL.
leeze me on the housewife's thrift,
That maks a cheerfu' ha',
An' ilka thing, baith but an' ben,
To leuk sae bien an' braw.
O happy he, wha's dame is she
That sj)ins ui^on her wheel,
And has nae thought, nor care, but what
Comes o' the rock an' reel !
O weel I like to hear at een
The birring o' the pirn.
An' see the wheel gaim roun' an' roun'
To beet the hesp o' yarn :
Sae, leeze me on the winsome dame
That turns her spinning-wheel.
An' has nae thought, nor care, but what
Comes o' the rock an' reel.
Gie me the bl3rthesome ingle-side.
An' aye a clean hearthstane,
An something i' the bink to cheer
The heart o' wife an' wean :
Wha langs for mair, I think them daft-
Their senses in a creel.
That has a thought, or care, but what
Comes o' the rock an' reel.
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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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