The Tea-table Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Choice Songs, Scots and English: In Four Volumes.. |
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... mind , and only want- ed to be cleared from the drofs of blundering tranfcribers and printers ; fuch as , The Ga- berlunzie man , Muirland Willy , & c . that claim their place in our collection , for their merry images of the low chara ...
... mind , and only want- ed to be cleared from the drofs of blundering tranfcribers and printers ; fuch as , The Ga- berlunzie man , Muirland Willy , & c . that claim their place in our collection , for their merry images of the low chara ...
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... mind . Bright Cynthia's power divinely great By fmooth winding Tay a fwain was reclining Beneath a beech's grateful fhade By the delicious warmnefs of thy mouth Beneath a green fhade I fand a fair maid Belly's 430 436 445 17 24 35 66 71 ...
... mind . Bright Cynthia's power divinely great By fmooth winding Tay a fwain was reclining Beneath a beech's grateful fhade By the delicious warmnefs of thy mouth Beneath a green fhade I fand a fair maid Belly's 430 436 445 17 24 35 66 71 ...
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... mind , That to fome angel's care Each motion feems affign'd : But yet fo chearful , fprightly , gay , The joyful moments fly , As if for wings they ftole the ray She darteth from her eye . Kind am'rous Cupids , while With tuneful voice ...
... mind , That to fome angel's care Each motion feems affign'd : But yet fo chearful , fprightly , gay , The joyful moments fly , As if for wings they ftole the ray She darteth from her eye . Kind am'rous Cupids , while With tuneful voice ...
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... he has followed her , To gain her love by flatt'ring : But a ' that he cou'd say or do , She geck'd and fcorned at him And ay when he began to woo , She bid him mind wha gat him . What " What ails ye at my dad , quoth he ( 19 )
... he has followed her , To gain her love by flatt'ring : But a ' that he cou'd say or do , She geck'd and fcorned at him And ay when he began to woo , She bid him mind wha gat him . What " What ails ye at my dad , quoth he ( 19 )
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... mind ; Jeany took pleasure to deny him lang ; He thought her fcorn came frae her heart unkind , Which gart him in despair tune up this fang . AIR . O bonny laffie , fince ' tis fae , That I'm defpis'd by thee , I hate to live ; but O I ...
... mind ; Jeany took pleasure to deny him lang ; He thought her fcorn came frae her heart unkind , Which gart him in despair tune up this fang . AIR . O bonny laffie , fince ' tis fae , That I'm defpis'd by thee , I hate to live ; but O I ...
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alake auld baith beauty Becauſe bleft blyth bofom bonny braes breaft Broom of Cowdenknows busk charms chearful Chloe cou'd cry'd dear defire delight deroll deſpair didle drink e'er ev'ry eyes faft faid fair fcorn fhall fhe's fhepherd fhine fhou'd fighs filly fince fing firft fleep fmiles foft fome foon forrow foul fpring frae ftand ftill fuch fwain fweet grace hame happy heart highland laddie houſe Invermay Jeany Jenny kifs kind laddie laffie lafs laft Lochaber lov'd lover maid maun merry morning mufick muft muſt nae mair ne'er never night nymph o'er paffion pain Peggy pleaſe pleaſure praiſe reft rife Rob Morris rofe ſhall ſhe SONG ſweet tell thee thefe There's theſe thoſe thou thouſand treaſure Tune Twas wawking Whilft wife wine wou'd Yarrow ye'r young
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Page 229 - Where gat ye that bonny bonny bride ? Where gat ye that winsome marrow ? A. I gat her where I dare na weil be seen, Puing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow.
Page 297 - Twas this deprived my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd, in transport tost, My breath was gone, my voice was lost : My bosom glow'd ; the subtle flame Ran quick through all my vital frame ; O'er my dim eyes a darkness hung ; My ears with hollow murmurs rung. In dewy damps my limbs were chill'd ; My blood with gentle horrors thrill'd ; My feeble pulse forgot to play ; I fainted, sunk, and died away.
Page 86 - How blyth and merry wad I be ! And I wad never think lang. He grew canty, and she grew fain ; But little did her auld minny ken What thir slee twa togither were say'ng, When wooing they were sae thrang. And O ! quo' he, ann ye were as black, As e'er the crown of my dady's hat, 'Tis I wad lay thee by my back, And awa' wi
Page 146 - I wear: And cold and weary lasts our night, Till that last morn appear. But hark! — the cock has warn'd me hence; A long and late adieu! Come, see, false man, how low she lies, Who dy'd for love of you.
Page 256 - Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale?
Page 146 - How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake? How could you win my virgin heart, Yet leave that heart to break?
Page 206 - Just entered in her teens, Fair as the day, and sweet as May, Fair as the day, and always gay. My Peggy is a young thing, And I'm not very auld, Yet well I like to meet her at The wauking of the fauld. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, Whene'er we meet alane, I wish nae mair to lay my care, — I wish nae mair of a' that's rare. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, To a' the lave I'm cauld; But she gars a' my spirits glow, At wauking of the fauld.
Page 230 - Sweet smells the birk, green grows, green grows the grass, Yellow on Yarrow's bank the gowan ; Fair hangs the apple frae the rock, Sweet the wave of Yarrow flowan.
Page 207 - I wish nae mair of a' that's rare. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, To a' the lave I'm cauld; But she gars a' my spirits glow, At wauking of the fauld. My Peggy smiles sae kindly, Whene'er I whisper love. That I look down on a' the town, — That I look down upon a crown.
Page 145 - So shall the fairest face appear, When youth and years are flown: Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown.