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... airs appeared in large numbers , some- times with words , sometimes as dance tunes . It became a fashionable pastime among ladies and gentlemen to write new words to old folk - airs - the words were generally English and sentimental ...
... airs appeared in large numbers , some- times with words , sometimes as dance tunes . It became a fashionable pastime among ladies and gentlemen to write new words to old folk - airs - the words were generally English and sentimental ...
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... airs and graces are stripped away , but not in the least savagely ; the note of amusement is still there , but it is kindly now . The lady is restored to common humanity from whom she was dis- tinguished earlier in the poem . And the ...
... airs and graces are stripped away , but not in the least savagely ; the note of amusement is still there , but it is kindly now . The lady is restored to common humanity from whom she was dis- tinguished earlier in the poem . And the ...
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... Airs , Edinburgh ( [ 1793 ] -1805 ) . THE SONES , with Symphonies and Accompaniments by J. K. Lees and Introduction and Historical Notes by H. C. Shelley . Glasgow ( 1896 ) . The historical account of Scottish music in the introduc ...
... Airs , Edinburgh ( [ 1793 ] -1805 ) . THE SONES , with Symphonies and Accompaniments by J. K. Lees and Introduction and Historical Notes by H. C. Shelley . Glasgow ( 1896 ) . The historical account of Scottish music in the introduc ...
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