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Nac Hntwliite in a' the gay plain,
Nae gowdspink sae bonnie as she !
I whistled, I piped, and I sang ;
I woo'd, but I cam nae great speed ;
Therefore I maun wander abroad,
And lay my banes far frae the Tweed.
To Maggy my love I did tell ;
My tears did my passion express :
Alas I for I lo'ed her ower weel.
And the women loe sic a man less.
Her heart it was frozen and cauld ;
Her pride had my ruin decreed ;
Therefore I maun wander abroad,
And lay my banes far frae the Tweed.
TWEEDSIDE.
[modern verses.]
crawford.
What beauties does Flora disclose !
How sweet are her smiles upon Tweed !
Yet Mary's, still sweeter than those,
Both nature and fancy exceed.
No daisy, nor sweet blushing rose,
Not all the gay flowers of the field,
Not Tweed, gliding gently through those,
Such beauty and pleasure does yielcf.
The warblers are heard in the grove.
The linnet, the lark, and the thrush ;
before 1697j when he ceased to be Lord Yester, by succeeding his father.
Neidpath Castle, near Peebles, which overhangs the Tweed, must be the
locality of the song — that being then the property, and one of the resi-
dences, of the Tweeddale family. The song first appeared in Mr Herd's
Collection, 1776.
Nac Hntwliite in a' the gay plain,
Nae gowdspink sae bonnie as she !
I whistled, I piped, and I sang ;
I woo'd, but I cam nae great speed ;
Therefore I maun wander abroad,
And lay my banes far frae the Tweed.
To Maggy my love I did tell ;
My tears did my passion express :
Alas I for I lo'ed her ower weel.
And the women loe sic a man less.
Her heart it was frozen and cauld ;
Her pride had my ruin decreed ;
Therefore I maun wander abroad,
And lay my banes far frae the Tweed.
TWEEDSIDE.
[modern verses.]
crawford.
What beauties does Flora disclose !
How sweet are her smiles upon Tweed !
Yet Mary's, still sweeter than those,
Both nature and fancy exceed.
No daisy, nor sweet blushing rose,
Not all the gay flowers of the field,
Not Tweed, gliding gently through those,
Such beauty and pleasure does yielcf.
The warblers are heard in the grove.
The linnet, the lark, and the thrush ;
before 1697j when he ceased to be Lord Yester, by succeeding his father.
Neidpath Castle, near Peebles, which overhangs the Tweed, must be the
locality of the song — that being then the property, and one of the resi-
dences, of the Tweeddale family. The song first appeared in Mr Herd's
Collection, 1776.
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Shelfmark | Glen.105a |
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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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