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Orpheus Caledonius. 31
I knew no greater Blefllng,
So bleft a Man was I.
And flie, all ravifh'd with Delight,
Bid me oft come again;
And kindly vow'd, that ev'ry Night,
She'd rife and let me iii.
But ah ! at laft fhe proy'd with Bairn,
Andfighing fat and dull.
And I that was as much concerned,
Look'd e'en juft like a Fool.
Her lovely Eyes with Tears ran o'er.
Repenting her rafh Sin :
She figh'd, and curs'd the fatal Hour^
That e'er fhe loot me in.
But who cou'd cruelly deceive.
Or from fuch Beauty part :
I lov'd her fo, I could not leave
The Charmer of my Heart 5
But wedded, and conceal'd our Crime :
Thus all was well again ; T
And now fhe thanks the happy Time
That e'er fhe loot me in.
®eS
XV.
I knew no greater Blefllng,
So bleft a Man was I.
And flie, all ravifh'd with Delight,
Bid me oft come again;
And kindly vow'd, that ev'ry Night,
She'd rife and let me iii.
But ah ! at laft fhe proy'd with Bairn,
Andfighing fat and dull.
And I that was as much concerned,
Look'd e'en juft like a Fool.
Her lovely Eyes with Tears ran o'er.
Repenting her rafh Sin :
She figh'd, and curs'd the fatal Hour^
That e'er fhe loot me in.
But who cou'd cruelly deceive.
Or from fuch Beauty part :
I lov'd her fo, I could not leave
The Charmer of my Heart 5
But wedded, and conceal'd our Crime :
Thus all was well again ; T
And now fhe thanks the happy Time
That e'er fhe loot me in.
®eS
XV.
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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 > (69) Page 55 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91481150 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.169a |
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| Description | Set to music by W. Thomson. London : Printed for the author, MDCCXXXIII [i.e.1733]. 2 volumes. [An enlarged edition of Thomson's 'Orpheus Caledonius or a collection of the best Scotch songs', London, [1725].] Title pages in red and black. With a list of subscribers in Volume 1. Each volume has 4 pages Scores for the German flute. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.169-169a |
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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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