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Under thy God-given light
Our fathers went forth to fight
'Gainst sceptred wrong for the right-
Hail, hail to thee !
The Lion of England no more
'Gainst thy proud Eagle shall roar
Peace strideth from shore to shore —
Hail, hail to thee !
Float forth, thou flag of the free —
Flash far over land and sea,
Till the world shout, Liberty —
Hail, hail to thee !
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" Saepius ventis agitatur ingens
Pinus : et celsae graviore casu
Decidunt turres. — Horace. Ode 10, Lib.
Ah, me ! what themes for mournful rhyme
Wake at this word — the epitaph of Time.
Look back, look round, look on, and read it there.
In all the forms which highest art declare ;
See it in hopes, in aspirations riven —
Strewed o'er the earth that once arose to heaven.
The arch is broken ! On its firm embrace
For ages rested what you yet can trace
Of fretted roof and dim cathedral aisle.
Once massed in grandeur, now a fallen pile ;
One shattered arm aloft in air you greet.
The other lies in fragments at your feet.

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Harp of Renfrewshire
DescriptionA 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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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.