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And here in carelessness it fell,
Unknown to mortal eyes,
In solitude its tale to tell,
And blossom to the skies.
It may be, thus thou sprang from earth,
Immersed in morning dew ;
A sun-ray waited on thy birth.
Rejoicing as thou grew.
The balmy winds, the vernal showers,
Thy guardian sx^irits were ;
They cherished all thy early hours,
Till summer saw thee fair.
Child of the dreary waste, thou ne'er
Sought vain man's shelt'ring hand,
And yet thou added to our sphere
Thy bloom of beauty bland.
Like modesty within its veil.
Which few uplift to praise.
Thou scented noon's refreshing gale
Through autumn's pleasant days.
Bloom on, sweet flower, and may no foe
With malice snap thy stem.
But let thee withering die, or grow,
A heaven-created gem.
And here in carelessness it fell,
Unknown to mortal eyes,
In solitude its tale to tell,
And blossom to the skies.
It may be, thus thou sprang from earth,
Immersed in morning dew ;
A sun-ray waited on thy birth.
Rejoicing as thou grew.
The balmy winds, the vernal showers,
Thy guardian sx^irits were ;
They cherished all thy early hours,
Till summer saw thee fair.
Child of the dreary waste, thou ne'er
Sought vain man's shelt'ring hand,
And yet thou added to our sphere
Thy bloom of beauty bland.
Like modesty within its veil.
Which few uplift to praise.
Thou scented noon's refreshing gale
Through autumn's pleasant days.
Bloom on, sweet flower, and may no foe
With malice snap thy stem.
But let thee withering die, or grow,
A heaven-created gem.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90395675 |
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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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