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6o Orpheus Caledoni
us.
XXVI.
Willy was a wanton Wag.
WILLT was a wanton Wag,
The blytheft Lad that e'er I faw,
At Bridals ftill he bore the Brag,
And carried ay the Gree awa 9 :
His Doublet was of Zetland Shag,
And wow ! but IVilly he was braw,
And at his Shoulder hang a Tag,
That pleas'd the Lailes bell of a\
He was a Man without a Clag,
His Heart was frank without a Flaws
And ay whatever Willy faid,
It was ftill hadden as a Law.
His Boots they were made of the Jag,
When he went to the Weapon- fhaw,
Upon the green nane durft him brag,
The feind a ane amang them a\
And was not Willy well worth Gowd \
He wan the Love of great andfma' \
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us.
XXVI.
Willy was a wanton Wag.
WILLT was a wanton Wag,
The blytheft Lad that e'er I faw,
At Bridals ftill he bore the Brag,
And carried ay the Gree awa 9 :
His Doublet was of Zetland Shag,
And wow ! but IVilly he was braw,
And at his Shoulder hang a Tag,
That pleas'd the Lailes bell of a\
He was a Man without a Clag,
His Heart was frank without a Flaws
And ay whatever Willy faid,
It was ftill hadden as a Law.
His Boots they were made of the Jag,
When he went to the Weapon- fhaw,
Upon the green nane durft him brag,
The feind a ane amang them a\
And was not Willy well worth Gowd \
He wan the Love of great andfma' \
For
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| Description | Set to musick by W. Thomson. Vol. 2. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.90 |
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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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