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I LO'E NE'ER A LADDIE BUT ANE.
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I lo'e ne'er a laddie but ane,
He lo'es ne'er a lassie but me :
He 's promised to mak me bis ain,
And his ain I am willing to be.
He coft me a rokelay o' blue,
And a pair o' mittens o' green ;
The price was a kiss o' my mou' ;
And I paid him the debt yestreen.
Let ithers brag weel o' their gear,
Their land, and their lordly degree
I carena for ought but my dear,
For he 's ilka thing lordly to me :

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Songs of Scotland prior to Burns
DescriptionWith the tunes. Edited by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh ; London : W. & R. Chambers, 1890.
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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.