The Tea-table Miscellany: A Collection of Choice Songs, Scots and English. In Four Volumes. By Allan Ramsay, Issue 420A. Donaldson and J. Reid. For A. Donaldson, 1762 - 448 pages |
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... maid is like the golden ore A fox may fteal your hens , Sir As Dolly was milking of the cows A woman's ware like china * Affift your vot'ry , friendly Nine B. By a murmuring stream a fair fhepherdefs lay Blate Jonny faintly teld fair ...
... maid is like the golden ore A fox may fteal your hens , Sir As Dolly was milking of the cows A woman's ware like china * Affift your vot'ry , friendly Nine B. By a murmuring stream a fair fhepherdefs lay Blate Jonny faintly teld fair ...
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... maid 118 Come , Florinda , lovely charmer 157 Come here's to the nymph that I love 458 Cauld be the rebel's caft 201 Celia , let not pride undo you 254 Cupid , god of pleafing anguish 271 Celia , too late you wou'd repent 301 Cupid ...
... maid 118 Come , Florinda , lovely charmer 157 Come here's to the nymph that I love 458 Cauld be the rebel's caft 201 Celia , let not pride undo you 254 Cupid , god of pleafing anguish 271 Celia , too late you wou'd repent 301 Cupid ...
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... maid , fince you defire Man may escape front rope and gun My love was fickle once and changing N. 5 " Nancy to the green wood gane Now wat ye wha I met yeftrçen Now the fun's gane out o ' fight Now Phebus advances on high Now fpring ...
... maid , fince you defire Man may escape front rope and gun My love was fickle once and changing N. 5 " Nancy to the green wood gane Now wat ye wha I met yeftrçen Now the fun's gane out o ' fight Now Phebus advances on high Now fpring ...
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... maid ! how dear's thy power O Bell , thy looks have kill'd O Sandy , why leaves thou thy Nelly to mourni44 O Belly Bell and Mary Gray Of race divine thou needs must be arlig ads its la my heart sexu Les - bling MAN 58 mati da 168 O Mary ...
... maid ! how dear's thy power O Bell , thy looks have kill'd O Sandy , why leaves thou thy Nelly to mourni44 O Belly Bell and Mary Gray Of race divine thou needs must be arlig ads its la my heart sexu Les - bling MAN 58 mati da 168 O Mary ...
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... maid Sandy in Edinburgh was born Saw ye Jenny Nettles * 191 * 166 12 ( 245 ) Sound , found the mufic , found it Speak on , fpeak thus , and ftill my grief ― Stately fept he eaft the wa ' Sweet are the charms of her I love Send home my ...
... maid Sandy in Edinburgh was born Saw ye Jenny Nettles * 191 * 166 12 ( 245 ) Sound , found the mufic , found it Speak on , fpeak thus , and ftill my grief ― Stately fept he eaft the wa ' Sweet are the charms of her I love Send home my ...
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Alake auld baith beauty Becauſe blate blefs'd blifs blyth bofom bonny braes breaft Broom of Cowdenknows charms chearful cou'd cry'd dear defire defpair delight deroll didle drink e'er ev'ry eyes faft faid fair falfe fcorn fhall fhepherd fhine fhou'd fighs filly fince fing fleep fmiles foft fome foon forrow foul fpring frae ftill fuch fwain fweet gowans are gay grace green hame happy heart highland laddie houſe Invermay Jeany Jenny kifs laddie laffie lafs laft Lochaber lov'd lover maid maun merry morning mufic muft muſt nae mair ne'er never night nymph o'er paffion pain Peggy pleaſe pleaſure rife Rob Morris rofe ſhall ſhe ſmile SONG ſpeak ſweet Syne tell thee thefe There's theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tune Twas wawking Whilft Whofe wife wine wou'd Yarrow young
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