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 53
... gave a rore as if he had been sticked , and out at the door he runs ; the other following after him crying , Wa ' Johny man , what did you see ? O ! Sandy , Sandy , the deil's on the tap o ' the mou ' , sheavling [ distorting ] his ...
... gave a rore as if he had been sticked , and out at the door he runs ; the other following after him crying , Wa ' Johny man , what did you see ? O ! Sandy , Sandy , the deil's on the tap o ' the mou ' , sheavling [ distorting ] his ...
Page 55
... gave the quack again his sh ― g [ shiting ] stuff and stinking drugs , and he gave us our goods and hair , which we equally divided betwixt us , the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost , and so we parted ...
... gave the quack again his sh ― g [ shiting ] stuff and stinking drugs , and he gave us our goods and hair , which we equally divided betwixt us , the whole of it only came to eighteen shillings and sixpence prime cost , and so we parted ...
Page 56
... gave me but little rest , always coming kissing me with their cold noses , which caused me to beat them off with my staff , which made them to make a terrible noise , so that their old mother came up to argue the matter , running upon ...
... gave me but little rest , always coming kissing me with their cold noses , which caused me to beat them off with my staff , which made them to make a terrible noise , so that their old mother came up to argue the matter , running upon ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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