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George Allan

1806–1835


George Allan (1806–1835) is one of the Scottish song-writers whose lives Charles Rogers sketched in The Modern Scottish Minstrel (six volumes, Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1855–57).

This archive holds 5 songs printed under this poet's name in volume 4 of the anthology, in Rogers's spelling. Dates are those given in Rogers's memoir, which is the only source used here.

  1. Is Your War-pipe Asleep?
  2. I Will Think of Thee Yet
  3. Lassie, Dear Lassie
  4. When I Look Far Down on the Valley Below Me
  5. I Will Wake My Harp When the Shades of Even

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