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For Murray's light horse are to muster
And oh, how the heroes will swear !
And there will be Murray commander,
And Gordon the battle to win :
Like brithers they'll stand by eacli other,
Sae knit in alliance and sin.
And there will be black-nebbed Johnnie,
The tongue of the trump to them a' ;
If he get na hell for his haddin',
The deil gets nae justice ava !
And there will be Templeton's birkie,
A boy no sae black at the bane ;
But, as to his fine Nabob fortune,
We'll e'en let the subject alane.
And there will be Wigton's new sheriff:
Dame Justice fu' brawl y has sped ;
She's gotten tlie heart of a B by,
But what lias become of the head ?
And there will be Cardoness' squire,
So mighty in Cardoness eyes ;
A wight that will weather damnation,
For the devil the prey will despise.
And there will be Douglasses doughty.
New christening towns far and near ;
Abjuring their democrat doings,
By kissing the doup of a peer.
And there will be Kenmure sae generous,
Whose honour is proof 'gainst the storm ;
To save them frae stark reprobation,
He lent them his name to the firm.

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Volume 2
ShelfmarkGlen.105a
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Volumes 1-2 - Scottish songs
DescriptionCollected and illustrated by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh: Printed by Ballantyne and Co., for W. Tait, 1829. 2 volumes (627 pages). Paged continuously. Without music; tunes indicated by title. Partial contents: A weary lot is thine -- Donald Caird -- From the brown crest of Newark -- Nora's vow -- O, hush thee, my baby -- The cyprus wreath -- Young Lochinvar -- Where shall the lover rest -- Blue bonnets over the border -- Jock o' Hazeldean -- Pibroch of Donuil Dhu -- Hunting song -- The foray -- MacGregor's gathering. The bonnets of Bonnie Dundee is listed among the Contents but is not included.
ShelfmarkGlen.105-105a
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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.