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 168
... brought out ; ' Twas a great lump of bacon wrapt up in a clout ; Then he took to his heels , for he durst not be idle , And from that day to this , George has preached without a bible . Come all honest fellows who lead jovial lives , I ...
... brought out ; ' Twas a great lump of bacon wrapt up in a clout ; Then he took to his heels , for he durst not be idle , And from that day to this , George has preached without a bible . Come all honest fellows who lead jovial lives , I ...
Page 390
... brought him in fidlers three : every fidler was a very fine fidler , and a very fine fidler was he , Fidle - didle , fidle - didle , went the fidlers three : and there's not a lass in braid Scotland , compared to our sweet Marjory . Old ...
... brought him in fidlers three : every fidler was a very fine fidler , and a very fine fidler was he , Fidle - didle , fidle - didle , went the fidlers three : and there's not a lass in braid Scotland , compared to our sweet Marjory . Old ...
Page 391
... brought him in trumpeters three : Twara - rang , twara - rang , went the trumpeters , Twingle - twangle , twingle - twangle , went the harpers Ha - didle , how - didle , went the pipers ; Fidle - didle , fidle - didle , went the fidlers ...
... brought him in trumpeters three : Twara - rang , twara - rang , went the trumpeters , Twingle - twangle , twingle - twangle , went the harpers Ha - didle , how - didle , went the pipers ; Fidle - didle , fidle - didle , went the fidlers ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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