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316 SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
Tlie shepherd thus sung : ' Though young Maddie he fair,
Her beauty is dash'd with a scornful proud air ;
But Susie was handsome, and sweetly could sing ;
Her breath 's like the breezes perfumed in the spring ;
' That Maddie, in all the gay bloom of her youth,
Like the moon, was inconstant, and never spoke truth
But Susie was faithful, good-humoured, and free,
And fair as the goddess that sprung from the sea.
' That mamma's fine daughter, with all her great dower,
Was awkwardly airy, and frequently sour.'
Then sighing, he wish'd, would but parents agree,
The witty sweet Susie his mistress might be. 1
THE WAUKLN' 0' THE FAULD.
In the old rural economy of Scotland, it was necessary for a
shepherd and one of the female servants of the farm to keep up
a night-watch upon the ewe-bughts or fold, in order to prevent
the weaned lambs from getting back to their dams. In the
mild twilight nights of July, it was no great hardship to stay
from eve till dewy morn in the open air, and when the pair
were of congenial minds, still more if they were declared lovers,
it was of course considered as a luxury. The occasion is com-
memorated in a charming song by Kamsay, which forms the
opening of his Gentle Shepherd.
1 From the Tea-table Miscellany, 1724.
Tlie shepherd thus sung : ' Though young Maddie he fair,
Her beauty is dash'd with a scornful proud air ;
But Susie was handsome, and sweetly could sing ;
Her breath 's like the breezes perfumed in the spring ;
' That Maddie, in all the gay bloom of her youth,
Like the moon, was inconstant, and never spoke truth
But Susie was faithful, good-humoured, and free,
And fair as the goddess that sprung from the sea.
' That mamma's fine daughter, with all her great dower,
Was awkwardly airy, and frequently sour.'
Then sighing, he wish'd, would but parents agree,
The witty sweet Susie his mistress might be. 1
THE WAUKLN' 0' THE FAULD.
In the old rural economy of Scotland, it was necessary for a
shepherd and one of the female servants of the farm to keep up
a night-watch upon the ewe-bughts or fold, in order to prevent
the weaned lambs from getting back to their dams. In the
mild twilight nights of July, it was no great hardship to stay
from eve till dewy morn in the open air, and when the pair
were of congenial minds, still more if they were declared lovers,
it was of course considered as a luxury. The occasion is com-
memorated in a charming song by Kamsay, which forms the
opening of his Gentle Shepherd.
1 From the Tea-table Miscellany, 1724.
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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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