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Orpheus Caledonius. 5
III.
^he Bujh aboon Traquair.
HEar me, ye Nymphs, and every Swain^,
I'll tell how "Teggy grieves me,
Tho' thus I languifh, thus complain,
Alas ! fhe ne'er believes me.
My Vows and Sighs, like filent Air,
Unheeded never move herj
At the bonny Bufh aboon Traquair^
Twas there I firtt did love her.
That Day fhe fmil'd, and made me glad.
No Maid feem'd ever kinder -,
I thought my felf the luckieft Lad,
So fweetly there to find her.
I try'd to footh my am'rous Flame,
In Words that I thought tender 5
If more there pafs'd, Tm not to blamCj
I meant not to oflFend her.
Yet now fiie fcornful flies the Plain^
The Fields we then frequented 5
If e'er we meet, fhe fhews difdain^
She looks as ne'er acquainted.
The
III.
^he Bujh aboon Traquair.
HEar me, ye Nymphs, and every Swain^,
I'll tell how "Teggy grieves me,
Tho' thus I languifh, thus complain,
Alas ! fhe ne'er believes me.
My Vows and Sighs, like filent Air,
Unheeded never move herj
At the bonny Bufh aboon Traquair^
Twas there I firtt did love her.
That Day fhe fmil'd, and made me glad.
No Maid feem'd ever kinder -,
I thought my felf the luckieft Lad,
So fweetly there to find her.
I try'd to footh my am'rous Flame,
In Words that I thought tender 5
If more there pafs'd, Tm not to blamCj
I meant not to oflFend her.
Yet now fiie fcornful flies the Plain^
The Fields we then frequented 5
If e'er we meet, fhe fhews difdain^
She looks as ne'er acquainted.
The
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Shelfmark | Glen.169 |
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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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