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■ Orpheus Caledonius.
;^ly Brother Douglas may upbraid,
And ftrive with threatning Words to move mej
My Lover's Blood is on thy Spear,
How can ft thou ever bid me love thee ?
Yes, yes, prepare the Bed, the Bed of Love,
With bridal Sheets my Body cover i
Unbar, ye bridal Maids, the Door,
Let in the expeded Husband Lover.
But who the expeded Husband, Husband is \
His Hands, methink, are bath'd in Slaughters
Ah me ! what ghaftly Spedre*s yon,
Comes, in his pale Shroud, bleeding after \
Pale as he is, here lay him, lay him down,
O lay his cold Head on my Pillow \
Take aff, take afF thefe bridal Weeds,
And crown my careful Head with yellow.
Pale tho' thou art, yet beil, yet beft belov'd,
O could my Warmth to Life reftore thee 5
Yet lie all Night between my Breafts 5
No Youth lay ever there before thee.
Pale, pale indeed, O lovely, lovely Youth !
Porgive, forgive fo foul a Slaughter j
And lie all Night between my Breafts,
No Youth fhali ever lie there after.
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;^ly Brother Douglas may upbraid,
And ftrive with threatning Words to move mej
My Lover's Blood is on thy Spear,
How can ft thou ever bid me love thee ?
Yes, yes, prepare the Bed, the Bed of Love,
With bridal Sheets my Body cover i
Unbar, ye bridal Maids, the Door,
Let in the expeded Husband Lover.
But who the expeded Husband, Husband is \
His Hands, methink, are bath'd in Slaughters
Ah me ! what ghaftly Spedre*s yon,
Comes, in his pale Shroud, bleeding after \
Pale as he is, here lay him, lay him down,
O lay his cold Head on my Pillow \
Take aff, take afF thefe bridal Weeds,
And crown my careful Head with yellow.
Pale tho' thou art, yet beil, yet beft belov'd,
O could my Warmth to Life reftore thee 5
Yet lie all Night between my Breafts 5
No Youth lay ever there before thee.
Pale, pale indeed, O lovely, lovely Youth !
Porgive, forgive fo foul a Slaughter j
And lie all Night between my Breafts,
No Youth fhali ever lie there after.
Re-
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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 > (80) Page 66 |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91481282 |
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Shelfmark | Glen.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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