Familiar Songs - Their Authors & Histories

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MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS.
MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS.
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The first four lines of this song are from an old ballad called " The Strong Walls of Deny,"—which does not leave a great deal to be claimed by Burns, who made the remainder.
The old melody to which it is set is called " Portmore." The song was a favorite in the repertoire of Henry Eussell, set to music of his own.
Harmonized as a Quartette, by Edward S. Cumming». „ Quartette
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