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X.
Charm'd with the sound of booby's praise,
The self-taught Sage agrees,
And makes additions here and there
A second time to please.
IX.
Then o'er and o'er like minstrels meet,
They both in concert act,
And what the one demurely sings,
The other echoes back.
XII.
And now the Ass is qualified
To piay the Teacher's part,
Till every ass in yonder wood
Has got the song by heart.

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Amusements of leisure hours, or, Poetical pieces, chiefly in the Scottish dialect
DescriptionBy 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.
ShelfmarkGlen.175
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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.