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My love 's bonnie, bonnie, bonnie,
My love 's bonnie and fair to see ;
And aye when I think on her weel-faured face,
Then in her company I would be.

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(447) Page 443
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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.