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Wi' firm doubled neeve, and noise fit to deeve,
She stamps and she foams evermore, man ;
Nor ceases her din, till ye hastily rin
An' clash in her visage the door, man.
Whenever ye gang the young folk amang.
Their dread of you chases each smile, man ;
Even mammy and dad are quietly glad,
When ye're gone frae their house half-a-mile, man.
So nae mair speak o' strife wi' a wrangling wife,
Or quarrelsome chields that befa' man ;
Gin ye want ceaseless pain, join the Dominie train,
An' I warrant ye'U ne'er want it ava, man.
LINES TO THE LAURUSTINUS.
When bright the eye, and soft the smile,
Of Summer's early day —
When young in age, and high in hope,
She laughs her hours away.
When richly decked in verdant robes
Trips forth her virgin form ;
When songs re-echo through her bowers-
Her calm, without a storm,
Wi' firm doubled neeve, and noise fit to deeve,
She stamps and she foams evermore, man ;
Nor ceases her din, till ye hastily rin
An' clash in her visage the door, man.
Whenever ye gang the young folk amang.
Their dread of you chases each smile, man ;
Even mammy and dad are quietly glad,
When ye're gone frae their house half-a-mile, man.
So nae mair speak o' strife wi' a wrangling wife,
Or quarrelsome chields that befa' man ;
Gin ye want ceaseless pain, join the Dominie train,
An' I warrant ye'U ne'er want it ava, man.
LINES TO THE LAURUSTINUS.
When bright the eye, and soft the smile,
Of Summer's early day —
When young in age, and high in hope,
She laughs her hours away.
When richly decked in verdant robes
Trips forth her virgin form ;
When songs re-echo through her bowers-
Her calm, without a storm,
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90397331 |
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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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