Folk in Print: Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850John Donald, 2007 - 438 pages Though they represent a great unmined treasure-trove of history, literature and popular culture, chapbooks have been incomprehensibly and disgracefully ignored. This title presents a study of this form of publication. |
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Page 22
... brave Chap - men all , / and go about your Trade , / By your laboriousness ye shall / exceeding rich be made ' ; one of the famous ' Aberdeen Almanacs ' of 1694 advised that all ' Honest , Virtuous , and Laborious Chapmen and Merchants ...
... brave Chap - men all , / and go about your Trade , / By your laboriousness ye shall / exceeding rich be made ' ; one of the famous ' Aberdeen Almanacs ' of 1694 advised that all ' Honest , Virtuous , and Laborious Chapmen and Merchants ...
Page 261
... brave British Tars have given them a curb . Derry down , down , & c . For Admiral Warren being still on the watch , Determin'd such Rovers as them for to catch ; Got word that six frigates and a ship call'd LeHoch , Was just ent❜ring ...
... brave British Tars have given them a curb . Derry down , down , & c . For Admiral Warren being still on the watch , Determin'd such Rovers as them for to catch ; Got word that six frigates and a ship call'd LeHoch , Was just ent❜ring ...
Page 287
... brave did appear . The Tradesmen by brave Flin commanded , who's fought for his country before ; If Bonaparte only was landed , we'll soon kick him aff frae our shore . Our Grocers both sturdy and clever , from brave Walker never will ...
... brave did appear . The Tradesmen by brave Flin commanded , who's fought for his country before ; If Bonaparte only was landed , we'll soon kick him aff frae our shore . Our Grocers both sturdy and clever , from brave Walker never will ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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