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WHIG SONGS. 387
May quarrels at home and abroad then cease,
May the High-church flourish and Low-church decrease,
For the Abbot has brought a good Protestant peace,
"Which nobody can deny, &c.
May we all wish the queen would enliven our hearts,
By giving our friends their proper deserts :
We know who'd enjoy axes, halters, and carts ;
Which nobody can deny, deny ; which nobody can deny.
Jif nolj) at feet liie muet Qibz up ^paiu.
Tone — " Green Sleeves."
The news from abroad does a secret reveal,
Which late was conflrm'd both at Dover and Deal,
That one Mr Matthews, once called plain Mat,
Has been doing at Paris the devil knows what.
But sure what they talk of this negotiation
Is only intended to banter the nation ;
For why have we spent so much treasure in vain,
If now at the last we must give up Spain,
If now we must give up Spain ?
Why so many battles did Marlborough win ?
So many strong towns why did he take in ?
Why did he his army to Grermany lead,
The crown to preserve on the emperor's head ?
Why does he the honour of England advance ?
Why has he humbled the tyrant of France,
By passing the lines and taking Bouchain,
If now at the last we must give up Spain,
If now we must give up Spain ?
Our stocks were so high, and our credit so good,
(I mean all the while our lateministry stood)
That foreigners hither their money did send,
And bankers abroad took a pleasure to lend
But though all the service was duly supplied.
And nought was embezzlement or yet misapplied
Yet by their good management what shall we gain,
If now at the last we must give up Spain,
If now we must give up Spain ?

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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
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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.
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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.