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ci And postage, be it cheap or dear,
I'll pay content.
ei Now, after a', hae me exquees'd
For wissing nae to be refees'd ;
I dinna covet to be reez'd
For this feel lilt.
But feel, or wise, gin ye be pleas'd,
Ye' re welcome till 't.
" Sae, canty Plowman, fare ye weel,
Lord bless you lang wi' hae and heil 5
And keep you ay the honest chiei
That ye hae been ;
Syne lift you till a better beil
Whan this is dane !
P. S.
66 This auld Scot's muse I 've courted lang 5
And spar'd nae pains to win her ;-
Dowf tho' I be in rustic sang,
I 'm no a raw beginner.
But now auld age taks do wie turns.
Yet, troth, as I 'm a sinner,
I '11 ay be fond of Robie Burns
While I can sign — John Skinner.
" Linshart, 25th September 1787."
In answer to the above, our Author received the
following letter from Burns, which, though without a
date, appears to have been written in Edinburgh.
ci And postage, be it cheap or dear,
I'll pay content.
ei Now, after a', hae me exquees'd
For wissing nae to be refees'd ;
I dinna covet to be reez'd
For this feel lilt.
But feel, or wise, gin ye be pleas'd,
Ye' re welcome till 't.
" Sae, canty Plowman, fare ye weel,
Lord bless you lang wi' hae and heil 5
And keep you ay the honest chiei
That ye hae been ;
Syne lift you till a better beil
Whan this is dane !
P. S.
66 This auld Scot's muse I 've courted lang 5
And spar'd nae pains to win her ;-
Dowf tho' I be in rustic sang,
I 'm no a raw beginner.
But now auld age taks do wie turns.
Yet, troth, as I 'm a sinner,
I '11 ay be fond of Robie Burns
While I can sign — John Skinner.
" Linshart, 25th September 1787."
In answer to the above, our Author received the
following letter from Burns, which, though without a
date, appears to have been written in Edinburgh.
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| Description | By the Reverend John Skinner. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the author's life, with some remarks on Scottish poetry. Edinburgh : Printed by John Moir and sold by Stuart Cheyne, 1809. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.175 |
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| 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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