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38 THE CAMEEONIAN CAT.
The Whig, being offended
At such an act profane,
Laid by his book, the cat he took,
And bound her in a chain.
" Thou damn'd, thou cursed creature,
" This deed so dark with thee,
" Think'st thou to bring to hell below,
" My holy wife and me ?
" Assure thyself, that for the deed
" Thou blood for blood shalt pay,
" For killing of the Lord's own mouse
" Upon the Sabbath-day."
The presbyter laid by the book,
And earnestly he pray'd,
That the great sin the cat had done
Might not on Mm be laid.
And straight to execution
Poor baudrons she was drawn,
And high hang'd up upon a tree ;
Mess John he sung a psalm.
And when the work was ended,
They thought the cat near dead ;
She gave a paw, and then a mew,
And stretched out her head.
" Thy name," said he, " shall certainly
" A beacon still remain,
" A terror unto evil ones,
" For evermore. Amen."
The Whig, being offended
At such an act profane,
Laid by his book, the cat he took,
And bound her in a chain.
" Thou damn'd, thou cursed creature,
" This deed so dark with thee,
" Think'st thou to bring to hell below,
" My holy wife and me ?
" Assure thyself, that for the deed
" Thou blood for blood shalt pay,
" For killing of the Lord's own mouse
" Upon the Sabbath-day."
The presbyter laid by the book,
And earnestly he pray'd,
That the great sin the cat had done
Might not on Mm be laid.
And straight to execution
Poor baudrons she was drawn,
And high hang'd up upon a tree ;
Mess John he sung a psalm.
And when the work was ended,
They thought the cat near dead ;
She gave a paw, and then a mew,
And stretched out her head.
" Thy name," said he, " shall certainly
" A beacon still remain,
" A terror unto evil ones,
" For evermore. Amen."
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| Shelfmark | Glen.194 |
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| Description | Being the songs, airs, and legends, of the adherents to the house of Stuart. Collected and illustrated by James Hogg. Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, 1819-1821. [First series] -- second series. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.194-194a |
| 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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