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Sae liclitly, nae lad in the hale kintra side,
Could dance you a hornpipe, or set to a bride ;
At fairs, in the reel-house he'd caper and spreigh,
Till the rantle-tree rattled wi' Ronald Macgeich.
Though o' him the men were a' rede and unfain,
The lassies aye leuch when they met him again;
To a' ither wooers though saucy and skeigh,
They were aye unco cosh-like wi' Ronald Macgiech.
Whate'er was awn him he was aye sure to get,
But ne'er could remember to pay his ain debt;
The luckiest wight, too, he was in the land,
For ithers aft lost things, but Ronald aye fand.
At last he did something — no ane covild tell what,
The Wiggles were down on him — nae gude sign that;
He died in his shoon, about twa stories heich —
'Twas sair on the e'esicht of Ronald Macgiech.
HOW EARLY I WOO'D THEE.
How early I woo'd thee, how dearly I lo'ed thee ;
How sweet was thy voice, how enchanting thy smile;
The joy 'twas to see thee, the bliss to be wi' thee,
I mind, bvit to feel now their power to beguile.
I gazed on thy beauty, and a' things about thee,
Seem'd too fair for earth, as I bent at thy shrine ;
But fortune and fashion, mair powerfu' than passion.
Could alter the bosom that seemed sae divine !
Sae liclitly, nae lad in the hale kintra side,
Could dance you a hornpipe, or set to a bride ;
At fairs, in the reel-house he'd caper and spreigh,
Till the rantle-tree rattled wi' Ronald Macgeich.
Though o' him the men were a' rede and unfain,
The lassies aye leuch when they met him again;
To a' ither wooers though saucy and skeigh,
They were aye unco cosh-like wi' Ronald Macgiech.
Whate'er was awn him he was aye sure to get,
But ne'er could remember to pay his ain debt;
The luckiest wight, too, he was in the land,
For ithers aft lost things, but Ronald aye fand.
At last he did something — no ane covild tell what,
The Wiggles were down on him — nae gude sign that;
He died in his shoon, about twa stories heich —
'Twas sair on the e'esicht of Ronald Macgiech.
HOW EARLY I WOO'D THEE.
How early I woo'd thee, how dearly I lo'ed thee ;
How sweet was thy voice, how enchanting thy smile;
The joy 'twas to see thee, the bliss to be wi' thee,
I mind, bvit to feel now their power to beguile.
I gazed on thy beauty, and a' things about thee,
Seem'd too fair for earth, as I bent at thy shrine ;
But fortune and fashion, mair powerfu' than passion.
Could alter the bosom that seemed sae divine !
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90396947 |
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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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