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 63
... coming past a mill dam , there was a big clownish fellow lifting a pitcher of water out of the dam , so as he dipt it full and set down on the ground , staring at me , he tumbled in himself out of sight o'er head and ears , and as soon ...
... coming past a mill dam , there was a big clownish fellow lifting a pitcher of water out of the dam , so as he dipt it full and set down on the ground , staring at me , he tumbled in himself out of sight o'er head and ears , and as soon ...
Page 321
... coming . Little wat he wha's coming . Little wat ye wha's coming . know Now the King himsel's coming . There's coaches coming , steam - boats lumming , puffing smoke Targets coming , turtles scumming , " 7 Bow Street , and Lochaber's coming ...
... coming . Little wat he wha's coming . Little wat ye wha's coming . know Now the King himsel's coming . There's coaches coming , steam - boats lumming , puffing smoke Targets coming , turtles scumming , " 7 Bow Street , and Lochaber's coming ...
Page 322
... coming , enough shepherd's plaids bussy Bonnie border lads coming , How ye stare , ye jade , woman , To see the braw cockades coming . Little wat ye wha's coming , Young Buccleuch and a's coming . The great Macallum more's coming , The ...
... coming , enough shepherd's plaids bussy Bonnie border lads coming , How ye stare , ye jade , woman , To see the braw cockades coming . Little wat ye wha's coming , Young Buccleuch and a's coming . The great Macallum more's coming , The ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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