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 143
... weel may he fen ' , An ' let ilk chiel Unto his prayer say Amen . Sae fare ye weel . Epitaph Here in this Kirk yard There lieth interr'd The Body of wee Jamie G . . . l , Who on earth was aye frisky Wi ' drinkin ' o ' whisky ; An ' wi ...
... weel may he fen ' , An ' let ilk chiel Unto his prayer say Amen . Sae fare ye weel . Epitaph Here in this Kirk yard There lieth interr'd The Body of wee Jamie G . . . l , Who on earth was aye frisky Wi ' drinkin ' o ' whisky ; An ' wi ...
Page 146
... weel , card it weel , Card it weel ere ye begin . When ' tis carded row'd and spun , Then the work is haflins done ; But when woven , dress'd and clean , It may be cleading for a queen . Sing my bonny harmless sheep , That feed upon the ...
... weel , card it weel , Card it weel ere ye begin . When ' tis carded row'd and spun , Then the work is haflins done ; But when woven , dress'd and clean , It may be cleading for a queen . Sing my bonny harmless sheep , That feed upon the ...
Page 193
... weel bobbit , weel bobbit , weel bobbit , / An't be na weel bobbit , we'll bob it again ' ( Kinsley 1968 : No. 513 ) . The ' Bob of Dunblane ' was a dance , but a bob was also a bobbin , a pin around which the yarn was wound in weaving ...
... weel bobbit , weel bobbit , weel bobbit , / An't be na weel bobbit , we'll bob it again ' ( Kinsley 1968 : No. 513 ) . The ' Bob of Dunblane ' was a dance , but a bob was also a bobbin , a pin around which the yarn was wound in weaving ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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