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It's naething but a sword, lassie !
A bluidy, bluidy ane !
Waving owre poor Scotland,
For her rebellious sin.
Scotland's a' -vvrang, lassie,
Scotland's a' wrang —
It's neither to the hiU nor glen,
Lassie, we daur gang.
The Martyrs' Hill's forsaken,
In simmer's dusk sae calm ;
There's nae gathering now, lassie.
To sing the e'ening psalm !
But the martyr's grave will rise, lassie,
Aboon the warrior's cairn ;
An' the martyr soun' will sleep, lassie,
Aneath the waving fern !
MEG MEIKLEJOHN.
Ye kentna Meg Meiklejohn, midwife in Mauchlin i
She was the widow of lilti-cock Lauchlan ;
He was a body gaed rockin' and rowin' —
His ae leg was stracht — its neibour a bow in't.
IS boussie frae croon to the causey,
Lauchie was gizen'd 's an auld girnal bassie ;
And as for their features, folk said it that kent them.
If nature meant sour anes, she needna repent them.
It's naething but a sword, lassie !
A bluidy, bluidy ane !
Waving owre poor Scotland,
For her rebellious sin.
Scotland's a' -vvrang, lassie,
Scotland's a' wrang —
It's neither to the hiU nor glen,
Lassie, we daur gang.
The Martyrs' Hill's forsaken,
In simmer's dusk sae calm ;
There's nae gathering now, lassie.
To sing the e'ening psalm !
But the martyr's grave will rise, lassie,
Aboon the warrior's cairn ;
An' the martyr soun' will sleep, lassie,
Aneath the waving fern !
MEG MEIKLEJOHN.
Ye kentna Meg Meiklejohn, midwife in Mauchlin i
She was the widow of lilti-cock Lauchlan ;
He was a body gaed rockin' and rowin' —
His ae leg was stracht — its neibour a bow in't.
IS boussie frae croon to the causey,
Lauchie was gizen'd 's an auld girnal bassie ;
And as for their features, folk said it that kent them.
If nature meant sour anes, she needna repent them.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90397031 |
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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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