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 95
... frae strangers , But wha need hope kindness frae Peter M'Craw ? I've kent a man pardoned when just at the gallows , I've kent a chiel honest whose trade was the law , I've even kent fortune's smiles fa ' on gude fellows , But I ne'er ...
... frae strangers , But wha need hope kindness frae Peter M'Craw ? I've kent a man pardoned when just at the gallows , I've kent a chiel honest whose trade was the law , I've even kent fortune's smiles fa ' on gude fellows , But I ne'er ...
Page 146
... Frae kings to him that ha'ds the plough , Are all oblig'd to tarry woo ' . Up , ye shepherds , dance and skip , O'er the hills and valleys trip , Sing up the praise of tarry woo ' , Sing the flocks that bear it too : Harmless creatures ...
... Frae kings to him that ha'ds the plough , Are all oblig'd to tarry woo ' . Up , ye shepherds , dance and skip , O'er the hills and valleys trip , Sing up the praise of tarry woo ' , Sing the flocks that bear it too : Harmless creatures ...
Page 210
... frae the gled . protect protect goslings hawk And see the bairns syle not the bed , soil and kirn the kirn and mak the cheese , turn the churn And if you occupy your trade , I trow you will find little ease . She sat up late her mind to ...
... frae the gled . protect protect goslings hawk And see the bairns syle not the bed , soil and kirn the kirn and mak the cheese , turn the churn And if you occupy your trade , I trow you will find little ease . She sat up late her mind to ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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