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Orpheus Caledonius.
II.
My Deary ^ if thou die^
O V E never more fhall give me pain,
My Fancy's iix'd on thee %
iNor ever Maid my Heart fnall gain.
My '^eggy^ if thou die.
Thy Beauties did fuch Pleafure give.
Thy Love's fo true to me :
Without thee I iliall never live,
My Deary, if thou die.
If Fate ftiall tear thee from my Breads
How fhall I lonely ftray ?
In dreary Dreams the Night I'll waftcj
In Sighs the filent Day.
I ne'er can fp much Virtue find.
Nor fuch Perfedion fee :
Then I'll renounce all Woman-kind,
My Teggy^ after thee.
Ko new-blown Beauty fires my Heart
With QipcCs raving Rage,
But
II.
My Deary ^ if thou die^
O V E never more fhall give me pain,
My Fancy's iix'd on thee %
iNor ever Maid my Heart fnall gain.
My '^eggy^ if thou die.
Thy Beauties did fuch Pleafure give.
Thy Love's fo true to me :
Without thee I iliall never live,
My Deary, if thou die.
If Fate ftiall tear thee from my Breads
How fhall I lonely ftray ?
In dreary Dreams the Night I'll waftcj
In Sighs the filent Day.
I ne'er can fp much Virtue find.
Nor fuch Perfedion fee :
Then I'll renounce all Woman-kind,
My Teggy^ after thee.
Ko new-blown Beauty fires my Heart
With QipcCs raving Rage,
But
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Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Orpheus Caledonius, or, A collection of Scots songs > Volume 2 > (18) Page 4 - My deary, if thou die |
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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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