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96 Orpiieus Caledonius«
For I am ganging ftraight that Gate,
Whgre ye intend to be.
When we had gane a Mile or twain,
I faid to iier, my Dow,
May we not lean us on this Plain,
And kifs your bonny xMoii.
She.
Kind Sir, ye are a wi' miftanei
For I am nane of thefe,
I hope ye fome mair breeding ken,
Than to ruffle Woman's Claife-;
For may be I have c ho fen ane.
And plighted him my Vow,-
Wha may do wi* me what he like s>
And kifs my bonny Mou.
He,
Na, if ye are contrafted,
1 hae nae mair to fay ;
Rather than be rejeded,
I will gie o'er the Play 5
And chufe anither will refpe«S
My Love, and on me rew 1
And let me clafp her round the Neck.
And kifs her bonny Mou.
HI

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Volume 2
ShelfmarkGlen.169a
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Volumes 1-2 - Orpheus Caledonius, or, A collection of Scots songs
DescriptionSet 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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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.