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THE FAIRIES ARE DANCING.
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2. eyes are so bright, Her glance is so quick, and her eyes are so bright, But they
3. grove and by glen ; She'll take thee to ram - ble by grove and by glen, And the
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1. trip it at ease in the
2. glit -ter with wild and un - earth - ly light.
3. friends of thy youth will ne'er know thee a -gain !
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earth

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Minstrelsy of Ireland
Description200 Irish songs adapted to their traditional airs, arranged for voice with pianoforte accompaniment, and supplemented with historical notes by Alfred Moffat.
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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.