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52 Orpheus Caledonitjs.
XXI.
As Sylvia in a For eft lay.
AS Sylvia in a Forcft lay,
To vent her Woe alone ;
Her Swain Sylvander came that Way,
And heard her dying Moan.
Ah ! is my Love (me faid) to you,
So worthlefs and fo vain ?
Why is your wonted Fondnefs now
Converted to Difdain •?
You vow'd the Light mould Darknefs turn,
E'er you'd exchange your Love ;
In Shades now may Creation mourn,
Since you unfaithful prove.
Was it for this I Credit gave
To ev'ry Oath you fwore >
But ah ! it feems they raoft deceive,
Whomoftour Charms adore.
'Tis plain, your Drift was all Deceit,
The Practice of Mankind:

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Volume 2 - Orpheus Caledonius: or, A collection of Scots songs
DescriptionSet to musick by W. Thomson. Vol. 2.
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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.