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Slpep on, said my soul, in the depth of thy slumbfr,
Slf-ep on, gentle bard, till the shades pass away;
For the lips of the living the ages shall number
That steal oVr thy heart in its couch of decay.
Oh, thou wert beloVd, from the dawn of thy childhood;
BelovM, till the last of thy suffering was seen:
Belov'd, now that o''er thee is waving the wild—wood.
And the worm only living where rapture has been.
Till the footsteps of time are their travel forsaking.
No form shall descend, and no dawning shall come.
To break the repose that thy ashes are taking.
And call them to life from their chamber of gloom.
Yet sleep, gentle bard! for though silent for ever
Thy harp in the hall of the chieftain is hung,
No time from the memorv of mankind shall se\er
The tales that it told, and the strains that it sung.
H. S. Riddell.

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Irish minstrel
DescriptionA selection from the vocal melodies of Ireland, ancient and modern / arranged for the piano forte by R. A. Smith.
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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.