Love Songs of Scotland JEWELS OF THE TENDER PASSION NEW AMSTERDAM BOOK COMPANY 156 FIFTH AVENUE: NEW YORK CITY: 1901 PUBLIC LIBRARY VEM AOKK THE NEW YORK 251131 ASTOR, LENOX AND Copyright, 1901, by NEW AMSTERDAM BOOK COMPANY PREFACE THIS unpretentious collection of Scottish Love Songs is intended to form a companion volume to the "Love Songs of France," which has received considerable favor from the public, both in this country and abroad. It is hoped that the "Love Songs of Scotland" will not prove less acceptable than the former work, although, of course, there are many more collections of Scottish poetry before the English-speaking public than of French. The scope of the present book is necessarily very limited, and many representative pieces which otherwise should have been included are perforce omitted, not because of unworthiness, but for simple lack of space. As a matter of fact, there is no literature in the world so rich in poems of the tender passion as that of Scotland. Indeed, there is a very embarrassment of riches in this field, and the great difficulty has been to suppress one's inclinations and resolutely reject many gems which by their perfection of beauty and PREFACE strength of passion should have a place in this collection. All that could be done was to include a few of the undoubted favorites which have stood the test of time. These are to be given a dainty setting, from whence, it is hoped, they will shine in no inferior lustre in comparison with their companions from a sunnier clime. ROBERT W. DOUGLAS. |