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 176
... maun then gae on Nae mair bare hair'd.13 Yet wanton Venus , that she bitch , Does a ' our senses sae bewitch , 13 After marriage Scottish women no longer went bare - headed but wore a toy , or toy - mutch , a flat - crowned cap of linen ...
... maun then gae on Nae mair bare hair'd.13 Yet wanton Venus , that she bitch , Does a ' our senses sae bewitch , 13 After marriage Scottish women no longer went bare - headed but wore a toy , or toy - mutch , a flat - crowned cap of linen ...
Page 187
... maun ay befal " The chiel that will be prodigal ; ' When wasted to the very spaul ' He turns his tusk , ' For want o ' comfort to his saul , ' On hungry husk . ' Now since I'm aff sae mony a mile , There's naething got without some toil ...
... maun ay befal " The chiel that will be prodigal ; ' When wasted to the very spaul ' He turns his tusk , ' For want o ' comfort to his saul , ' On hungry husk . ' Now since I'm aff sae mony a mile , There's naething got without some toil ...
Page 250
... maun ha'e , pistols , why not ; the hissy maun ha'e corkit shoon : We are not sae ; gar fill the pot , we'll drink till a ' the hours at e'en . strat at random much woe afterwards out noise bussy fancy shoes like that have the pot ...
... maun ha'e , pistols , why not ; the hissy maun ha'e corkit shoon : We are not sae ; gar fill the pot , we'll drink till a ' the hours at e'en . strat at random much woe afterwards out noise bussy fancy shoes like that have the pot ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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