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THE GENTLE SHEPHERD. 63
Patrick was fent for— happy lad was he !
SyiTion tald Eli'pa, Elf'pa tald it n:e.
Ye'll hear out a' the fecret llory foon :
And troth 'tis e'en right odd, when a' is done.
To think how Symon ne'er atbre wad tell,
Na, no fae ineikle as to Pate himiell.
0«r Meg, poor thiiij^, alake ! has loll her jo.
Vuufe. It may be lae, ^viia kens, and may be no;
To lift a iove that's rooted is j;rcac pain ; 'I
Ev'n kings hae tane a quee:i out of the plain ; >-
And what iias been before n)ay be again. 3
Madge. Sic nonfcnlei love tak root, but tocher_
goo-1,
Tween a herd's bairn, and ane of gentle blood !
|Sic faflriions in Kinj? Bruce's days might he ;
lUt ficcan ferlies now we never fee.
Muufn. Git' i'ate forfakes her, Bauldy flic may
gain :
Yonder he cotnes, and ■
Nae (ioabt he thinks that Peggy'
id^:e. He g-et her I flaverin doof; itfets him wiel
To yoke a plough where I'atrick thought to teil ?
Gif [ were Meg, I'd let young mailer lee—
Mauje, Ye'd be as dorty in ) our choice as lie ;
And lb wad I. But whi'ht ! here Bauldy comes.
Enter Bauldy jln^/n?.
Jenny f-.:d to Jocky, ii'm >e wiaiia tell.
Ye fall he the lad. I'll be t! e lafs myfel! ;
Ye're a beany lad and i'ni a laJlie free ;
Ye're welcomer to tsk me than to let me be.
[ trow lae.— Laffes will come to at lafl:,
rl^o' for a while they maun their fna'-ba's caft.
fakes her, Bauldy flic may "%
wow ! but lie looks fain ; t
:at Pesey's now his ain. -^
Patrick was fent for— happy lad was he !
SyiTion tald Eli'pa, Elf'pa tald it n:e.
Ye'll hear out a' the fecret llory foon :
And troth 'tis e'en right odd, when a' is done.
To think how Symon ne'er atbre wad tell,
Na, no fae ineikle as to Pate himiell.
0«r Meg, poor thiiij^, alake ! has loll her jo.
Vuufe. It may be lae, ^viia kens, and may be no;
To lift a iove that's rooted is j;rcac pain ; 'I
Ev'n kings hae tane a quee:i out of the plain ; >-
And what iias been before n)ay be again. 3
Madge. Sic nonfcnlei love tak root, but tocher_
goo-1,
Tween a herd's bairn, and ane of gentle blood !
|Sic faflriions in Kinj? Bruce's days might he ;
lUt ficcan ferlies now we never fee.
Muufn. Git' i'ate forfakes her, Bauldy flic may
gain :
Yonder he cotnes, and ■
Nae (ioabt he thinks that Peggy'
id^:e. He g-et her I flaverin doof; itfets him wiel
To yoke a plough where I'atrick thought to teil ?
Gif [ were Meg, I'd let young mailer lee—
Mauje, Ye'd be as dorty in ) our choice as lie ;
And lb wad I. But whi'ht ! here Bauldy comes.
Enter Bauldy jln^/n?.
Jenny f-.:d to Jocky, ii'm >e wiaiia tell.
Ye fall he the lad. I'll be t! e lafs myfel! ;
Ye're a beany lad and i'ni a laJlie free ;
Ye're welcomer to tsk me than to let me be.
[ trow lae.— Laffes will come to at lafl:,
rl^o' for a while they maun their fna'-ba's caft.
fakes her, Bauldy flic may "%
wow ! but lie looks fain ; t
:at Pesey's now his ain. -^
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| Description | A Scots pastoral comedy: with the songs. Edinburgh : printed by and for J. Robertson, [1736?]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.40 |
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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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