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Page 12
... maun be my Mufe's well , My Mufe maun be thy bonie fell ; On Corfincon * I'll glow'r and spell , And write how dear I love thee . * A high hill near the fource of the river Nith . ; Then come , fweet Mufe , infpire my lay ! ( 12 )
... maun be my Mufe's well , My Mufe maun be thy bonie fell ; On Corfincon * I'll glow'r and spell , And write how dear I love thee . * A high hill near the fource of the river Nith . ; Then come , fweet Mufe , infpire my lay ! ( 12 )
Page 20
... yon gardens fine ! The world then the love fhould know I bear my Highland laffie , O. Within the glen , & c . But fickle Fortune frowns on me , And I maun cross the raging fea ; But while my crimfon currents flow , I love my ( 20 )
... yon gardens fine ! The world then the love fhould know I bear my Highland laffie , O. Within the glen , & c . But fickle Fortune frowns on me , And I maun cross the raging fea ; But while my crimfon currents flow , I love my ( 20 )
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... , And mony a canty day , John , we've had wi ' ane anither ; Now we maun totter down , John , but hand in hand we'll go , And fleep thegither at the foot , John Ander- fon , my jo . HOW CRUEL ARE THE PARENTS . Air.- " JOHN ANDERSON ( 38 )
... , And mony a canty day , John , we've had wi ' ane anither ; Now we maun totter down , John , but hand in hand we'll go , And fleep thegither at the foot , John Ander- fon , my jo . HOW CRUEL ARE THE PARENTS . Air.- " JOHN ANDERSON ( 38 )
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... maun wed him - to - morrow , to- morrow , I think I maun wed him to - morrow . O WAT YE WHA'S IN YON TOWN . Air .- ( 42 )
... maun wed him - to - morrow , to- morrow , I think I maun wed him to - morrow . O WAT YE WHA'S IN YON TOWN . Air .- ( 42 )
Page 46
... maun ha'e their will ; Syne as ye brew , my maiden fair , Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill . O gear will buy me rigs o ' land , And gear will buy me sheep and kye ; But the tender heart o ' leefome love , The gowd and filler canna ...
... maun ha'e their will ; Syne as ye brew , my maiden fair , Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill . O gear will buy me rigs o ' land , And gear will buy me sheep and kye ; But the tender heart o ' leefome love , The gowd and filler canna ...
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aboon ain dear amang banks bannocks barley bree beſt birks of Aberfeldy blaw bleft blythe bofom bonie blue Bonie laffie bonie lafs braes braw breaſt BURNS charms CHORUS dearie Devon e'en Eppie fair fang Farewell feen fhall fing firſt flowers fome forrow frae ftill fweet Glaſgow glen green gude hame heart Here's a health Highland Highland laddie ilka James Jamie John Katie kifs Kilmarnock laddie laſs LASSIE lo'es lover Lynedoch Street Mary maun mony morning muſt nae mair ne'er never night o'er parcel of rogues Phely pleaſure pofie roſe ſay ſee ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmile ſpring ſtill ſtream Street ſweet thee thro thyme Tibbie tocher treaſure weary wee thing weel Weft whigs whiſtle wife Willie wind wooing o't wyte ye go ye'll
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