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Page 290
... tune . - This is my taste ; if I am wrong , I beg pardon of the Cognoscenti . — - Burns spared no pains in collecting folk melodies and transmitting them to Thomson with appropriate words . ' I have still several M.S.S. Scots airs by me ...
... tune . - This is my taste ; if I am wrong , I beg pardon of the Cognoscenti . — - Burns spared no pains in collecting folk melodies and transmitting them to Thomson with appropriate words . ' I have still several M.S.S. Scots airs by me ...
Page 295
... tune , an original and spirited air in six - eight time , fascinated Burns , and for this reason , after having produced one version for Johnson , he rewrote the song for Thomson . ' Is Whistle & I'll Come to You , My Lad - one of your ...
... tune , an original and spirited air in six - eight time , fascinated Burns , and for this reason , after having produced one version for Johnson , he rewrote the song for Thomson . ' Is Whistle & I'll Come to You , My Lad - one of your ...
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... tune three times - usually the ideal number if the audience is to appreciate , without becoming wearied , its full ... tune of ' Duncan Davison ' , a song which appeared in the second volume of the Museum ; it is a rather ordinary reel ...
... tune three times - usually the ideal number if the audience is to appreciate , without becoming wearied , its full ... tune of ' Duncan Davison ' , a song which appeared in the second volume of the Museum ; it is a rather ordinary reel ...
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