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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... 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 mufic , which requires none ...
... 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 mufic , which requires none ...
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... thought proper to intimate , and do my-- felf that justice which the publisher neg- lected ; fince he ought to have acquaint- ed his illuftrious lift of fubfcribers , that the the most of the fongs were mine , the mufic PRE FACE.
... thought proper to intimate , and do my-- felf that justice which the publisher neg- lected ; fince he ought to have acquaint- ed his illuftrious lift of fubfcribers , that the the most of the fongs were mine , the mufic PRE FACE.
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... thoughts with ecftafies rejoice , And drap the haill creation . Whene'er the fmiles a kindly glance , I take the happy omen , " And aften mint to make advance , Hoping fhe'll prove a woman : But , dubious of my ain defert , My ...
... thoughts with ecftafies rejoice , And drap the haill creation . Whene'er the fmiles a kindly glance , I take the happy omen , " And aften mint to make advance , Hoping fhe'll prove a woman : But , dubious of my ain defert , My ...
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... thought myself the luckiest lad , So fweetly there to find her . I try'd to footh my am'rous flame , In words that I thought tender ; If more there pafs'd , I'm not to blame , I meant not to offend her . Yet Yet now fhe fcornful flees ...
... thought myself the luckiest lad , So fweetly there to find her . I try'd to footh my am'rous flame , In words that I thought tender ; If more there pafs'd , I'm not to blame , I meant not to offend her . Yet Yet now fhe fcornful flees ...
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... thoughts were giv❜n , Our odds will all be ev'n , Phely , When we meet again , Phely , & c .. Now in dreary diftant groves , Tho ' we moan like turtle doves , ' Suff ring beft our virtue proves , And will enhance our loves , Phely ...
... thoughts were giv❜n , Our odds will all be ev'n , Phely , When we meet again , Phely , & c .. Now in dreary diftant groves , Tho ' we moan like turtle doves , ' Suff ring beft our virtue proves , And will enhance our loves , Phely ...
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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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