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WRITTEN AT THE DESIRE OF
A LADY
WHO DID NOT LIKE BURNS' " ADDRESS TO
U A LOUSE ON A LADY'S BONNET,"
I.
A lousie on a lady's bonnet!
Disgracefu' dirgy ! fie upon it !
An' you ? forsooth, to write a sonnet
On sic a theme !
Guid fa' me 5 man, I wad na done it
For a' your fame.
II.
Nae doubt your ballad 's wise and witty ;
But fowks will say it was na pretty
To yoke sic twa in conjunct ditty,
Them baith to hit ;
And ca' you but a twa-fac'd nitty,
Wi' a' your wit.
III.
For a' your being a bard of note,
Ye shou'd na minded sic a mote,
I 3
WRITTEN AT THE DESIRE OF
A LADY
WHO DID NOT LIKE BURNS' " ADDRESS TO
U A LOUSE ON A LADY'S BONNET,"
I.
A lousie on a lady's bonnet!
Disgracefu' dirgy ! fie upon it !
An' you ? forsooth, to write a sonnet
On sic a theme !
Guid fa' me 5 man, I wad na done it
For a' your fame.
II.
Nae doubt your ballad 's wise and witty ;
But fowks will say it was na pretty
To yoke sic twa in conjunct ditty,
Them baith to hit ;
And ca' you but a twa-fac'd nitty,
Wi' a' your wit.
III.
For a' your being a bard of note,
Ye shou'd na minded sic a mote,
I 3
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Amusements of leisure hours, or, Poetical pieces, chiefly in the Scottish dialect > (109) Page 105 - Written at the desire of a lady |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91301109 |
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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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