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 106
... live than that had ony thing to live on . MAGGY . But dear Janet ye'er bra an lang o ' the memory , do ye mind o ' the waefu [ woeful ] blast , when the foul thief was raging in the air , and the de'il dang doun a ' the kail yard dykes ...
... live than that had ony thing to live on . MAGGY . But dear Janet ye'er bra an lang o ' the memory , do ye mind o ' the waefu [ woeful ] blast , when the foul thief was raging in the air , and the de'il dang doun a ' the kail yard dykes ...
Page 245
... live in free . May we always have a friend and know his value . May hemp bind him whom honour can't . Health of body , peace of mind , a clean shirt and a guinea . The agreeable rubs of life . The land we live in . Life to the man who ...
... live in free . May we always have a friend and know his value . May hemp bind him whom honour can't . Health of body , peace of mind , a clean shirt and a guinea . The agreeable rubs of life . The land we live in . Life to the man who ...
Page 298
... live peaceable lives That are blest with good wives , Who study their husbands to please . What blessings below , Doth Heaven bestow , Excelling such pleasure as this , Where no sorrow comes near , Nor grief interfere To sully our ...
... live peaceable lives That are blest with good wives , Who study their husbands to please . What blessings below , Doth Heaven bestow , Excelling such pleasure as this , Where no sorrow comes near , Nor grief interfere To sully our ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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