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Orpheu$ Caledonius.
XIL
A Lafs with a Lump of hand.
I'e me a Lafs with a Lump of Land,
And we for Life fiiall gangthegither^
Tho*daftor wife, I'll ne'er demand.
Or black or fair, it makfna whether.
I'm afF with Wit, and Beauty will fade,
And blood alane is na w^orth a Shilling 5
But {he that's rich, her Market's made.
For ilka Charm about her is killing.
C3i'e me a Lafs with a Lump of Land,
And in my Bofo/n I'll hug my Treafure ^
Gin I had anes her Gear in my Hand,
Should Love turn dowf, it will find PleafurCo
Laugh on wha likes, but there's my Hand,
I hate with Poortith, tho' bonny, to meddle,
"Unlcfsthey bring Cafh, or a Lump of Land,
They'fe never get me to dance to their Fiddle.
There's raeikle sood Love In Bands and Ba^^s
D-^?
And Siller and Gowd's a fwcet Complexion ;
Bur
Orpheu$ Caledonius.
XIL
A Lafs with a Lump of hand.
I'e me a Lafs with a Lump of Land,
And we for Life fiiall gangthegither^
Tho*daftor wife, I'll ne'er demand.
Or black or fair, it makfna whether.
I'm afF with Wit, and Beauty will fade,
And blood alane is na w^orth a Shilling 5
But {he that's rich, her Market's made.
For ilka Charm about her is killing.
C3i'e me a Lafs with a Lump of Land,
And in my Bofo/n I'll hug my Treafure ^
Gin I had anes her Gear in my Hand,
Should Love turn dowf, it will find PleafurCo
Laugh on wha likes, but there's my Hand,
I hate with Poortith, tho' bonny, to meddle,
"Unlcfsthey bring Cafh, or a Lump of Land,
They'fe never get me to dance to their Fiddle.
There's raeikle sood Love In Bands and Ba^^s
D-^?
And Siller and Gowd's a fwcet Complexion ;
Bur
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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 > (58) Page 44 - Lass with a lump of land |
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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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