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(75) Page 51 - Over the seas and far awa
OVEK THE SEAS AND FAR AWA.
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SONG XXXII.
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stand in awe, But drink his health that's far a - wa.
Though he was banish 'd from his throne
By parasites who now are gone
To view the shades which are below,
We'll drink his health that's far awa.
He's o'er the seas, &c.
Ye Presbyterians, where ye lie.
Go home and keep your sheep and kye ;
For it were fitting for you a'
To drink his health that's far awa.
He's o'er the seas, &c.

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[First series]-Second series - Jacobite relics of Scotland
DescriptionBeing 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.
ShelfmarkGlen.194-194a
Printed music
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.