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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... merry , witty , or foft thoughts , after the poet has dreffed them in four or five ftanzas yet undoubtedly thefe muft relifh beft with people , who have not bestowed much of their time in acquiring a taste for that downright perfect ...
... merry , witty , or foft thoughts , after the poet has dreffed them in four or five ftanzas yet undoubtedly thefe muft relifh beft with people , who have not bestowed much of their time in acquiring a taste for that downright perfect ...
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... merry images of the low character . years , THIS thirteenth edition in a few and the general demand for the book by perfons of all ranks , where - ever our lan- guage is understood , is a fure evidence of its being acceptable . My ...
... merry images of the low character . years , THIS thirteenth edition in a few and the general demand for the book by perfons of all ranks , where - ever our lan- guage is understood , is a fure evidence of its being acceptable . My ...
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... merry merry be 292 Hark , how the trumpet founds to battle 303 He who for ever 309 How happy a ftate does the miller poffefs 322 How blefs'd are beggar - laffes 348 Having fpent all my time 353 How pleasant a failor's life paffes 364 ...
... merry merry be 292 Hark , how the trumpet founds to battle 303 He who for ever 309 How happy a ftate does the miller poffefs 322 How blefs'd are beggar - laffes 348 Having fpent all my time 353 How pleasant a failor's life paffes 364 ...
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... merry , dance , joke , and rejoice 424 Let matters of state ... M .. 1 My Jocky blyth for what thou haft done My mither's ay glowran o'er me My fweetest May , let love incline thee My dear and only love , I pray . March , march My Patie ...
... merry , dance , joke , and rejoice 424 Let matters of state ... M .. 1 My Jocky blyth for what thou haft done My mither's ay glowran o'er me My fweetest May , let love incline thee My dear and only love , I pray . March , march My Patie ...
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... merry : But fineft colours , fruits , and flowers , And wine , tho ' I be thirsty , Lofe a ' their charms , and weaker powers , Compar'd with thofe of Chrifty . When wand'ring o'er the flow'ry park , No nat❜ral beauty wanting , How ...
... merry : But fineft colours , fruits , and flowers , And wine , tho ' I be thirsty , Lofe a ' their charms , and weaker powers , Compar'd with thofe of Chrifty . When wand'ring o'er the flow'ry park , No nat❜ral beauty wanting , How ...
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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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