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Then here's to the health o' oui- ain glide Town,
The wisdom and wealth o' our ain glide Town ;
May plenty and peace, ilka blessing increase,
And sweet freedom aye halo our ain gude Town
keze me now, etc.
CXXXIII.
WATTY M'NEIL.
When others were boasting 'bout fetes and parades,
Whar silken hose shine, and glitter cockades,
In the low-thatched cot mair pleasure I feel
To discourse wi' the aul'-farint Watty M'Neil.
The gentles may hoot, and slip by his door ;
His mien it is simple, his haudin' is poor :
Aft fashion encircles a heart no sae leal —
Far, far will ye ride for a Watty M'Neil.
His welcome is touching, yet nought o' the faun —
A warmth is express'd in the shake o' his han';
His cog and his bed, or ought in his biel,
The lonely will share frae kind Watty M'Neil.
He kens a' 'bout Scotland, its friends and its foes,
How Leslie did triumph o'er gallant Montrose ;
And the Covenant's banner ower Philiphaugh's fiel'
Waved glorious — 'twas noble, says Watty M'Neil.
Then gang and see Watty ere laid in the mools,
He's a help to the wise folk, a lesson to fools ;
Contentment and innocence mingle sae weel
Mid the braw lyart haffits o' Watty M'Neil.
Then here's to the health o' oui- ain glide Town,
The wisdom and wealth o' our ain glide Town ;
May plenty and peace, ilka blessing increase,
And sweet freedom aye halo our ain gude Town
keze me now, etc.
CXXXIII.
WATTY M'NEIL.
When others were boasting 'bout fetes and parades,
Whar silken hose shine, and glitter cockades,
In the low-thatched cot mair pleasure I feel
To discourse wi' the aul'-farint Watty M'Neil.
The gentles may hoot, and slip by his door ;
His mien it is simple, his haudin' is poor :
Aft fashion encircles a heart no sae leal —
Far, far will ye ride for a Watty M'Neil.
His welcome is touching, yet nought o' the faun —
A warmth is express'd in the shake o' his han';
His cog and his bed, or ought in his biel,
The lonely will share frae kind Watty M'Neil.
He kens a' 'bout Scotland, its friends and its foes,
How Leslie did triumph o'er gallant Montrose ;
And the Covenant's banner ower Philiphaugh's fiel'
Waved glorious — 'twas noble, says Watty M'Neil.
Then gang and see Watty ere laid in the mools,
He's a help to the wise folk, a lesson to fools ;
Contentment and innocence mingle sae weel
Mid the braw lyart haffits o' Watty M'Neil.
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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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