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But, Anna, why redden ?
I would not, fair maiden,
My tongue could pronounce what might tend to betray ;
The traitor, the demon,
That could deceive woman,
His soul's all unfit for the glories of day.
Believe me, then, fairest,
To me thou art dearest ;
And though I in raptures view lake, stream, and tree,
With flower blooming mountains.
And crystalline fountains,
I view them, fair maid, but as emblems of thee.
LXXV.
LIFE'S LIKE THE DEW.
AIR.— " Scott's Boat Song.'
No sound was heard o'er the broom-cover'd valley.
Save the lone stream o'er the rock as it fell,
Warm were the sunbeams, and glancing so gaily.
That gold seem'd to dazzle along the flower'd vale.
At length from the hill I heard.
Plaintively wild, a bard,
Yet pleasant to me was his soul's ardent flow ;
" Remember what Morard says,
Morard of many days,
Life's like the dew on the hill of the roe.
But, Anna, why redden ?
I would not, fair maiden,
My tongue could pronounce what might tend to betray ;
The traitor, the demon,
That could deceive woman,
His soul's all unfit for the glories of day.
Believe me, then, fairest,
To me thou art dearest ;
And though I in raptures view lake, stream, and tree,
With flower blooming mountains.
And crystalline fountains,
I view them, fair maid, but as emblems of thee.
LXXV.
LIFE'S LIKE THE DEW.
AIR.— " Scott's Boat Song.'
No sound was heard o'er the broom-cover'd valley.
Save the lone stream o'er the rock as it fell,
Warm were the sunbeams, and glancing so gaily.
That gold seem'd to dazzle along the flower'd vale.
At length from the hill I heard.
Plaintively wild, a bard,
Yet pleasant to me was his soul's ardent flow ;
" Remember what Morard says,
Morard of many days,
Life's like the dew on the hill of the roe.
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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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