Albyn's anthology, or, A select collection of the melodies & vocal poetry peculiar to Scotland & the Isles : hitherto unpublished . tn__. gas ga°l om chridhe do* dhoig nigh_ean nan rosg reidh mine, love-proof, at sigh_ing mocks; I smile at Cu__pids dart -1—T. ^^^^ 5= I STILL MAY BOAST MY WILL IS FREE. WRITTEN BY THE EDITOR. Air— An t-Ailleagan I still may boast my will is free, My heart is yet my own ;No swain, of whatsoeer degree, Shall move me with his moan :But sighs, tis said, will soften rocks, Breathd warmly from the heart;But mine, love-proof, at sighing mocks ; I smile at loves keen da
Albyn's anthology, or, A select collection of the melodies & vocal poetry peculiar to Scotland & the Isles : hitherto unpublished . tn__. gas ga°l om chridhe do* dhoig nigh_ean nan rosg reidh mine, love-proof, at sigh_ing mocks; I smile at Cu__pids dart -1—T. ^^^^ 5= I STILL MAY BOAST MY WILL IS FREE. WRITTEN BY THE EDITOR. Air— An t-Ailleagan I still may boast my will is free, My heart is yet my own ;No swain, of whatsoeer degree, Shall move me with his moan :But sighs, tis said, will soften rocks, Breathd warmly from the heart;But mine, love-proof, at sighing mocks ; I smile at loves keen dart. So Frances said—but in her eye A tear-drop, full and bright,Gave to her faultring tongue the lie, And vanishd out of virgin modesty conceals That heart-consuming glow,Which oft a casual blush reveals, Or sighs unconscious shew. i. O sokuidh slan do^n AilleaganBha n so mu n trath-sa an de,Gu n lot i mu na h-airnibh miS mi craitealach a <T dheidh ;Mas teachdair tha on bhas thuS nach slanuich mi gun leigh,Gu n tugas gaol om chridheDo dh1 oig nighean nan rosg reidh. II. Dh1 fhalbh thu n de mu n trath-sa uainS tha mi fo chradlis fo Icon ;S e n gaol a thug mi h ciad la dhuitA dhruigh air nf fhuils air m fheoil:Ach chi mi n diu cha d1 tha
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