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I've wranged, I've wranged tliee, Minnie —
Thy very touch reveals —
Thy very light, yet timid touch
The warmth thy bosom feels.
'Tis modesty alone restrains
The emotion of thy heart ;
And doubly dear, thou'lt ever be,
As now for this thou art.
IT IS NOT BEAUTY BINDS THE SOUL.
It is not beauty binds the soul,
Nor words that power can claim ;
'Tis something ever, ever dear,
"We feel, but cannot name.
We gaze, we blush, we glow, we sigh.
And wonder why 'tis so ;
But still, we cannot e'er divine
What gives that joy or woe.
It is not beauty binds the soul,
And yet, though strange, 'tis true,
Whate'er we fondly, truly love.
Is beautiful to view.
Though others laugh while we admire.
Would mock where we have knelt.
They turn but to another's smile
To feel as we have felt.
I've wranged, I've wranged tliee, Minnie —
Thy very touch reveals —
Thy very light, yet timid touch
The warmth thy bosom feels.
'Tis modesty alone restrains
The emotion of thy heart ;
And doubly dear, thou'lt ever be,
As now for this thou art.
IT IS NOT BEAUTY BINDS THE SOUL.
It is not beauty binds the soul,
Nor words that power can claim ;
'Tis something ever, ever dear,
"We feel, but cannot name.
We gaze, we blush, we glow, we sigh.
And wonder why 'tis so ;
But still, we cannot e'er divine
What gives that joy or woe.
It is not beauty binds the soul,
And yet, though strange, 'tis true,
Whate'er we fondly, truly love.
Is beautiful to view.
Though others laugh while we admire.
Would mock where we have knelt.
They turn but to another's smile
To feel as we have felt.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90398171 |
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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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