"O, Nanny, Wilt Thou Gang wi' Me?"

The Sempstress to her Mignonette.

The Minstrel Boy.

To the Dandelion

Law and Waltzing.

Hiawatha's Wooing

The Sea Captain's Farewell to his Child.

There's nae Luck about the House.

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"Far, far from Love and Thee, Mary"

Bassanio Choosing the Casket

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The Brides of Venice

The Discontented Buttercup

Cumnor Hall.

The Voice of Spring

Little Bell

Auld Robin Gray

Those Evening Bells

"O, Nanny, Wilt Thou Gang wi' Me?" "There's nae Luck about the House" The Town Child and Country Child

The Homes of England

The Woodland Child

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THE BRIDES OF VENICE.

T was St, Mary's Eve, and all poured forth As to some grand solemnity. The fisher Came from his islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little ones; the husbandman