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- ↑ Rogers, Charles (July 7, 1855). The Modern Scottish Minstrel; Or, The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century: With Memoirs of the Poets, and Sketches and Specimens in English Verse of the Most Celebrated Modern Gaelic Bards. A. & C. Black. p. 215 – via Internet Archive.
bonnie brier scottism musical museum.
- ↑ Rogers, Charles (July 7, 1885). "The Scottish Minstrel: The Songs of Scotland Subsequent to Burns, with Memoirs of the Poets". W. P. Nimmo – via Google Books.
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