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Written by

CHARLES~ DUKE Of ORLEANS

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LOUISA STUART COSTELLO

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IS SHE NOT PASSING FAIR?

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VOYAGERS (Duet), Ei>, F, G ..
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MOVNTAI~ LOVERS, } BI> toD
I HEAkD A BLACKBIRD IN A : D to A B~, C, D~, E~, I'
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SERGEAST OF THE LISE. F, G, A .. A toC
GLORlOl'S DE\'Or-:, C, D. F .. BtoD ABSE~r, Ep, F, G, Ap, B~ B~ to C
\VHEN YOU COME HOMY., } A to D
T. C. STERNDALE LOVE TIiE PEDLAR. C, D, Eb, F •. B toO (<:Iso as a Duet.)
D, E~, F; G
BENNETT
h's A BEAGTIFr.L DAY, G D to E HAMILTON HARTY .J. L. MOLLOY C. V. STANFORD
Ll::ANIN'. F &G .. II to D COME, 0 COME, MY LIFE'S A toD
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SONGS OF 1'HE SEA
COLVN.J31NE'S GARD£N, F, G, A C to F SEA \\'RACK, Bp, C, D •• B~ to E~
(also as a Duet.) FIVE IRISH POEMS: G. O'CONNOR MORRIS
ENGLAN D, F & G Mayo Love Song, D minor .• I' to A
ALLFIXIA, Dr Ep, F D to D ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Music WHEN SOFT VOICEs:. DIE, '\ #
A t Easter, C minor _. ejf to Glf
LOST CHORD,
A tc E~ D to E (also simplified.) THE }
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81>. 1', G, A~. A
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SECOND 1\hNl.;ET, G & Hp D to D Denny's Daughter, Gp E~ to G~
Fiddler of Doone y, D Flf to G
(also as a Duet.) ALAN MURRAY
SONG IN LONELINESS, D. F, G .. BI> to E PAT THAYER
E, F C# to E FOR ENGLAN~D, DtJ, Ep, F
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KING OF THE ROAD, D (1/-) D to E PERfTME FROM MY GARDEN, Ep .. E~ to F$ SPEAK TO ME, Bp •• • , .. I' to F
MAY H. BRAHE SUNSHI?oOE DA Y. D~ •. E~ to A~ TRAVELLING HOME AGAIN, D, F .. D to E
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LONI:.G:-; CARRIFS ON, C .. C to E JOAN TREVALSA
MAMBLE •. ., ._
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FROM 1 HE LAND OF THE S K Y ' :
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To ru s SAILORS, A~ .. C to C My OLD SHAKO, B?, C, EtJ % toD
WOLSELEY CHARLES
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HERBERT HUGHES,arr. Now SLEEPS THE CHJMSOS } MAUDE
ERIC COATES PETAL, . D, Eb', F, G~ BtoD
BAL~YNVRE BALLAD, C minor •• BI> to D
ORPHEUS WITH HiS LUTE, C, E~ .. B to E
VALERIE WHITE
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ORPHhT5 WITH HIS LUTE, KITTY, M'" LOVE, E~ ,. B~ to E~ WHEN ICiCLES HANG BY THE '{
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I KNOW WHERE I'M G01N', G, A~
LARK IN THE CLEAR AIR, A
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THREI: SHAKESPEARE SONGS Low, med.
To MARY, 1', G, A~, Bt> " C to D

STONECRACKER JOH~, D, E~
FOUR OLD ENGLISH SO~GS (4/-)
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IRISH COUNTRY SONGS
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ALBERT WHITNALL
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OCT OF THE DARKNESS, E E to Fjf
S. COLERIDGE­ M. KENNEDY..FRASER KENNEDY RUSSELL
TAYLOR ERISKA V LOVE LILT, E~, G, A " B~ to C As YOU PASS BY, B, C, D, E~
R.VAUGHAN
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BIG LADY MOON, DI>, E~, F A~ to E~
ISLAN D SHElLING SONG, G, A • , B to E CHURCH. BELLS OF ENGLAN D, }
WILLIAMS
KISHMUL'S GALLEY, E, G, A •• B to E A to E
FIVE FAIRY BALLADS (t1/6) Low and
LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE, }
C, E" LINDEN LEA, F. G, A .. .. C to D
high A to D \VHE!'; BIG BEN CHIMES, D~J F •• AI> to E~ ROADSIDE FIRE, C, D" F .. B~ to E.
]),E~, 1', G
ROAD TO THE ISLES, G & A C to D THE VAGABOND, C and E minor. A to E
F. H. COWEN SONGS OP TRAVEL (complete),
J. SARGEANT Bks. I & ~
BETTER LAND, A~, A. C .• .• A~ to E~
BORDER BALLAD, A, B & D minor C to E J.F. LARCHET \VATClfMAS \\~HAT OP TIiE NIGHT
PROMISE OF LIFE, C, D, EO, F .. A to C THIEF OF THE \VORLD, C •• A to I' F&G
(Duet, Tenor and Bantont.) HAYDN WOOD
BIRD OJ!' LOVE DIVINE, , }
HENRY CRIPPS LIZA LEHMANN Ei>, F, G, A~
WILFRID SANDERSON I (also as a Duet.)
O~E SO?oOG IS I~ MY HEART. D ., D to A IF I BUILT A \VORLD FOR

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G to D FOtTR INDIAN LOVE LYRICS (4/-1 \ LO:ig~lld

DRAKE GOF.'S WEST, C, D, F .. I, G to D also separatrtv, .;' Low and
MADON~A·S. Lt:LLABV, G. Pot'
SLEEP MV HEART. C mine-r
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S. LIDD:LE
ABIDF: WITH ME, C, Dp, Ep, E, F G to E
EASTER FLOWERS, Ap, B~, Db
FRIEND 0' MINE, F, G, AI.', B~, C
GLORY OF THE SEA. B~, C, D
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"0". " no."'"' "(-I ~ I ...
J. AIRLIE DlX FAREWELL, G, Ap, Btl, C, D " D to D HARLEQUIN, A, B, C minor A to E LESLIE WOODGATE
How LOVELY ARE THY DWEL- } HILLS OF DONEGAL, A. B~, C "• A to E
B~ to E~
THE TRUMPETER, F, G, A, C A to C LINGS •• B!" c,
D~, E LAUGHING CAVALIER, A~, B~ ' . I B~ to I' SAFE HOWE, Ep

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