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36 SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
My dear and only love, I pray
That little world of thee
Be govern'd by no other sway
But purest monarchy ;
For if confusion have a part,
Which virtuous souls abhor,
I '11 call a synod in my hearty
And never love thee more.
As Alexander I will reign,
And I will reign alone ;
My thoughts did evermore disdain
A rival on my throne.
He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch,
To gain or lose it all.
But I will reign, and govern still,
And always give the law,
And have each subject at my will,
And all to stand in awe :
But 'gainst my batt'ries, if I find
Thou storm, or vex me sore,
As if thou set me as a blind,
I '11 never love thee more.
A.nd in the empire of thy heart,
Where I should solely be,
If others do pretend a part,
Or dare to share with me ;
Or committees if thou erect,
Or go on such a score,
I '11 smiling mock at thy neglect,
And never love thee more.
My dear and only love, I pray
That little world of thee
Be govern'd by no other sway
But purest monarchy ;
For if confusion have a part,
Which virtuous souls abhor,
I '11 call a synod in my hearty
And never love thee more.
As Alexander I will reign,
And I will reign alone ;
My thoughts did evermore disdain
A rival on my throne.
He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch,
To gain or lose it all.
But I will reign, and govern still,
And always give the law,
And have each subject at my will,
And all to stand in awe :
But 'gainst my batt'ries, if I find
Thou storm, or vex me sore,
As if thou set me as a blind,
I '11 never love thee more.
A.nd in the empire of thy heart,
Where I should solely be,
If others do pretend a part,
Or dare to share with me ;
Or committees if thou erect,
Or go on such a score,
I '11 smiling mock at thy neglect,
And never love thee more.
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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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