Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scottish songs > Volume 2
(102) Page 94
Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
( 94 )
*±=!L
end, With a fa, la, la, la, la, la.
He fees a champion of renown,
Loud in the blaft of fame,
For fafety fcouring up and down,
Uncertain of his aim ;
For all his fpeed, a ball from gun
Could fafler fly than he could run.
With a fa, la, fcfr.
Another, labouring to be great,
By fome is counted brave,
His will admits of no debate,
Pronounc'd with look fo grave ;
Yet 'tis believ'd he is found out
Not quite fo trufty as he's flout.
With a fa, la, 13 V.
An aftion well contriv'd, of late,
Illuftrates this my tale,
Where thefe two heroes try'd their fate
In Fortune's fickle fcale ;
Where 'tis furmis'd they wifely fought,
In concert with each others thought.
With a fa, la, ISc.
But firft they knew that mountaineers,
(As apt to fight as eat)
*±=!L
end, With a fa, la, la, la, la, la.
He fees a champion of renown,
Loud in the blaft of fame,
For fafety fcouring up and down,
Uncertain of his aim ;
For all his fpeed, a ball from gun
Could fafler fly than he could run.
With a fa, la, fcfr.
Another, labouring to be great,
By fome is counted brave,
His will admits of no debate,
Pronounc'd with look fo grave ;
Yet 'tis believ'd he is found out
Not quite fo trufty as he's flout.
With a fa, la, 13 V.
An aftion well contriv'd, of late,
Illuftrates this my tale,
Where thefe two heroes try'd their fate
In Fortune's fickle fcale ;
Where 'tis furmis'd they wifely fought,
In concert with each others thought.
With a fa, la, ISc.
But firft they knew that mountaineers,
(As apt to fight as eat)
Set display mode to: Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. 
| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scottish songs > Volume 2 > (102) Page 94 |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94593436 |
|---|
| Shelfmark | Ing.63 |
|---|---|
| Additional NLS resources: | |
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
More information
|
|
| Description | In two volumes. |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Ing.62-63 |
|
More information
|
|
| Description | Scottish 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. |
|---|
| 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. |
|---|