The Tea-table Miscellany: A Collection of Choice Songs, Scots and English. In Four Volumes. By Allan Ramsay, Tema 420A. Donaldson and J. Reid. For A. Donaldson, 1762 - 448 páginas |
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... none , or very little of the poet's allistance . My being well affured , how acceptable new words to known tunes would prove , " engaged me to the making verfes for above above fixty of them , in this and the fe- vi PRE FACE .
... none , or very little of the poet's allistance . My being well affured , how acceptable new words to known tunes would prove , " engaged me to the making verfes for above above fixty of them , in this and the fe- vi PRE FACE .
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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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... of coming age , [ nown'd , I'l fmile through life ; and when for rhyme re- I'll calmly quit the farce and giddy ftage , And fleep beneath a flow'ry turf full sound , IN * L IN DE X. Beginning with the firft Line PRE F A C E.
... of coming age , [ nown'd , I'l fmile through life ; and when for rhyme re- I'll calmly quit the farce and giddy ftage , And fleep beneath a flow'ry turf full sound , IN * L IN DE X. Beginning with the firft Line PRE F A C E.
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... face Why will Florella , when I gaze Were I laid on Greenland's coaft 391 396 402 409 415 41,9 421 What gudgeons are we men 422 What woman cou'd do , I have try'd to be free 432 When gay Philander fell a prize 702 With ev'ry grace young ...
... face Why will Florella , when I gaze Were I laid on Greenland's coaft 391 396 402 409 415 41,9 421 What gudgeons are we men 422 What woman cou'd do , I have try'd to be free 432 When gay Philander fell a prize 702 With ev'ry grace young ...
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... face And virtue , like the fun on high , Gives rays to ev'ry grace . So charming is her air , So fmooth , fo calm her mind , That to fome angel's care Each motion feems affign'd : But yet fo chearful , fprightly , gay , The joyful ...
... face And virtue , like the fun on high , Gives rays to ev'ry grace . So charming is her air , So fmooth , fo calm her mind , That to fome angel's care Each motion feems affign'd : But yet fo chearful , fprightly , gay , The joyful ...
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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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Página 236 - 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?
Página 211 - My love as he had not been a lover. "The boy put on his robes, his robes of green, His purple vest— 'twas my...
Página 218 - Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain ; Let me kiss off that falling tear ; We only part to meet again. Change as ye list, ye winds ; my heart shall be The faithful compass that still points to thee.
Página 354 - Thus when Philomela drooping Softly seeks her silent mate, See the bird of Juno stooping ; Melody resigns to fate.
Página 332 - O dinna ye mind, young man," said she, "When ye was in the tavern a drinking, That ye made the healths gae round and round, And slighted Barbara Allan?" He turnd his face unto the wall, And death was with him dealing: "Adieu, adieu, my dear friends all, And be kind to Barbara Allan.
Página 338 - The solemn boding sound, And thus in dying words bespoke The virgins weeping round...
Página 156 - Sae my true love did lightly me. O waly, waly but love be bonny, A little time while it is new, But when 't is auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew.
Página 231 - And when she looks down on my grave, Let her own that her shepherd was true. Then to her new love let her go. And deck her in golden array ; Be...
Página 283 - Till our Love was lov'd out in us both: But our Marriage is dead, when the Pleasure is fled : 'Twas Pleasure first made it an Oath.
Página 98 - I'd better not be. I gae then, my lass, to win honour and fame, And if I should...