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96 SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
whence he was not destined ever to return ' haine,' as he died
at Montreuil in 1754.
Lewie Gordon is a variety of the south-country air of
Tarry Woo, which will reappear in a subsequent part of this
collection. It is vaguely stated by James Hogg that this song
Lord Lewis Gordon.
was a composition of the eccentric Alexander Geddes, who
originally was the Catholic priest at Shenval, in the Enzie,
Banffshire.

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Songs of Scotland prior to Burns
DescriptionWith the tunes. Edited by Robert Chambers.
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Inglis Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). 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.