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(106) [Page 82] - In the merry month of May

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(106) [Page 82] - In the merry month of May
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A'l the Gods '0 wttn ft truth,
Ne'r was lov'A Jo fait a youth.
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As ye* , and nay , and Faith , and Troth j
Such as (illy Shepberdsufe
When thiy would not love abufe ;
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Then Philida with GtirUnds fay*
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(106) [Page 82] - In the merry month of May
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Musick's delight on the cithren
DescriptionRestored and refined to a more easie and pleasant manner of playing than formerly ; and set forth with lessons al a mode, being the choicest of our late new ayres, corants, sarabands, tunes, and jiggs.
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Printed music
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.