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REMINISCENCE OF CHILDHOOD.
To Agnes.
Voh^anTvMr Htrj-.*— HoMEn.
I wonder if ye ever think
Of sunny days long pass'd away,
When, plucking white and crimson flowers,
Together we were wont to stray ;
Of how, when playing " hide and seek,"
Ye bounded, hare-like, from tlie walk,
With sparkling eye and dimi^led cheek,
Behind some dahlia's leafy stalk,
To crouch 'neath currant bush or tree,
A stifled laugh revealing thee.
And when at last I found you out,
How ye would scream with wild delight,
Thy bonnet hanging from thy neck.
Thy silken ringlets dancing bright !
To me, then, Aggie dear ! in truth
Ye seem'd a little elfin-sprite.
Then resting on the mossy green
We trill'd o'er many a pleasant song,
Of silver bells and cockle shells.
And of " the little bird " that tells
Whenever any one does wrong.
•■ Rosy-fniger'd morn.
REMINISCENCE OF CHILDHOOD.
To Agnes.
Voh^anTvMr Htrj-.*— HoMEn.
I wonder if ye ever think
Of sunny days long pass'd away,
When, plucking white and crimson flowers,
Together we were wont to stray ;
Of how, when playing " hide and seek,"
Ye bounded, hare-like, from tlie walk,
With sparkling eye and dimi^led cheek,
Behind some dahlia's leafy stalk,
To crouch 'neath currant bush or tree,
A stifled laugh revealing thee.
And when at last I found you out,
How ye would scream with wild delight,
Thy bonnet hanging from thy neck.
Thy silken ringlets dancing bright !
To me, then, Aggie dear ! in truth
Ye seem'd a little elfin-sprite.
Then resting on the mossy green
We trill'd o'er many a pleasant song,
Of silver bells and cockle shells.
And of " the little bird " that tells
Whenever any one does wrong.
•■ Rosy-fniger'd morn.
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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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