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40 Orpheus Caledonius.
XX.
rhe Mill, Mill — 0.
BEneath a green Shade I fand a fair Maid,
Was fleeping found and ftill — O ;
A' lowan wi' Love, my Fancy did rove
Around her with good Will — - O :
Her Bofom I preft ; but, funk in her reft,
She ftird na my Joy to fpill — O :
While kindly fhe flept, clofe to her I crept,
And kifs'd, and kifs'd her my fill — O.
Oblig'd by Command in Flanders to land,
T' employ my Courage and Skill — O,
Frae her quietly I ftaw, hoift Sails and awa,
For Wind blew fair on the Bill — O. [Fame,
Twa Years brought me hame, where loud fraifing
Tald me with a Voice right fhrill — O,
My Lafs, like a Fool, had mounted the Stool,
Nor kend wha had done her the ill — O.
Mair fond of her Charms, with my Son in her Arms
I ferlying fpeerM how (he fell — O.
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XX.
rhe Mill, Mill — 0.
BEneath a green Shade I fand a fair Maid,
Was fleeping found and ftill — O ;
A' lowan wi' Love, my Fancy did rove
Around her with good Will — - O :
Her Bofom I preft ; but, funk in her reft,
She ftird na my Joy to fpill — O :
While kindly fhe flept, clofe to her I crept,
And kifs'd, and kifs'd her my fill — O.
Oblig'd by Command in Flanders to land,
T' employ my Courage and Skill — O,
Frae her quietly I ftaw, hoift Sails and awa,
For Wind blew fair on the Bill — O. [Fame,
Twa Years brought me hame, where loud fraifing
Tald me with a Voice right fhrill — O,
My Lafs, like a Fool, had mounted the Stool,
Nor kend wha had done her the ill — O.
Mair fond of her Charms, with my Son in her Arms
I ferlying fpeerM how (he fell — O.
wr
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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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