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Jenny, was fair and nnkind.
Tune, Score Jenny.
JU
■ v r 1 1 rJ p E j pr'f ft' i ffflr.i i I
208 "V* When weft winds did blow with a foft, gentle breeze, And
m mi r
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Slow
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looming verdure did clothe all the trees, I went forth one morning to
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•frr-r rft r^tupj^^^i
hail the new fpring, And hear the fweet fongfters all warble and Ting
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me was delightful in vain, jt or love
i r r^j.J^ij jrjg
love had in _ vaded the peace ofiny
mind. And Jenny, dear Jenny, was fair and un _ kind.-
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Ye Powers, wht) refide in the regions above,
Deprive me of life, or infpire her with love.
Make Jennys fair bofom to feel for my pain, v
That I may fweet peace and contentment regain.
Then in a retreat with my dear I would dwell;
Contentment fhould guard us in fome humble cell;
Remote, we'll live happy, tho' fimple our fare;
Our health all our wealth, and to love all our care.
Jenny, was fair and nnkind.
Tune, Score Jenny.
JU
■ v r 1 1 rJ p E j pr'f ft' i ffflr.i i I
208 "V* When weft winds did blow with a foft, gentle breeze, And
m mi r
£
Slow
i
looming verdure did clothe all the trees, I went forth one morning to
S
I
J*
•frr-r rft r^tupj^^^i
hail the new fpring, And hear the fweet fongfters all warble and Ting
i
me was delightful in vain, jt or love
i r r^j.J^ij jrjg
love had in _ vaded the peace ofiny
mind. And Jenny, dear Jenny, was fair and un _ kind.-
EE
1^
Ye Powers, wht) refide in the regions above,
Deprive me of life, or infpire her with love.
Make Jennys fair bofom to feel for my pain, v
That I may fweet peace and contentment regain.
Then in a retreat with my dear I would dwell;
Contentment fhould guard us in fome humble cell;
Remote, we'll live happy, tho' fimple our fare;
Our health all our wealth, and to love all our care.
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| Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scots musical museum > (17) Page 217 - Jenny, was fair and unkind |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94625192 |
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| Description | By James Johnson Vol. 3. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.84 |
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| 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. |
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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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