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Orpheus Caledonius.
XXVIII.
Fy gar rub her oer wi Strae.
GI N ye meet a bonny Lallie,
Gi'e her a Kifs, and let her gae 5
But if ye meet a dirty HuiTy,
Py gar rub her o'er with Strae.
Be fure ye dinna quat the Grip
Of" ilka Joy, when ye are young,
Before auld Age your Vitals nip.
And lay ye twafaldo'er aRung.
Sweet youth's a blyth and heartfome TimCi
Then, Lads and LafTes, while 'tis May^^
Gae pu the Gowan in its prime.
Before it wither and decay.
Watch the faft Minutes of Delyte,
When Jenny fpeaks beneath her Breath,
And killes, laying a' the Wyte
On you, if fhe kepp ony Syaith.
Halth ye're ill-bred, fhe'll fmilingfay^
Ye'li worry me, ye greedy Rook 1
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Volume 1
ShelfmarkGlen.169
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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.
ShelfmarkGlen.169-169a
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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.