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SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
Oh, wlia wad buy a silken goun,
Wi' a puir broken heart ?
Or what 's to me a siller croun,
Gin frae my love I part 1
The mind whase every wish is pure,
Far dearer is to me ;
And ere I 'm forced to break my faith,
I '11 lay me doun and dee ;
For I ha'e pledged my virgin troth,
Brave Donald's fate to share,
And he has gi'en to me his heart,
Wi' a' its virtues rare.
His gentle manners wan my heart,
He gratefu' took the gift ;
Could I but think to seek it back,
It wad be waur than theft.
For langest life can ne'er repay
The love he bears to me ;
And ere I 'm forced to break my troth,
I '11 lay me doun and dee.
This beautiful song, with its air, was printed in a sheet about
1 780, and the name or names of author and composer have never
come to the knowledge of the world.
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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.