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 167
... round with bacon & ham . George loved this man's wife , & often went to her , And out of a good slice of bacon would do her ; Till at last that her husband great notice had taken , And found that his friend came a - preaching for bacon ...
... round with bacon & ham . George loved this man's wife , & often went to her , And out of a good slice of bacon would do her ; Till at last that her husband great notice had taken , And found that his friend came a - preaching for bacon ...
Page 221
... Round goes the jorum at bedding - time , bowl of punch shoe Whack ' gainst the floor goes each leather brogue ; Bang goes the bells in a merry chime , Smack go the lips of each pretty rogue . Lilt up the pipes , let the chaunter sound ...
... Round goes the jorum at bedding - time , bowl of punch shoe Whack ' gainst the floor goes each leather brogue ; Bang goes the bells in a merry chime , Smack go the lips of each pretty rogue . Lilt up the pipes , let the chaunter sound ...
Page 372
... round the back street , and round a great part of the town , till he came to the back of the King's Arms Inn . Dunbar made up to him , and that very moment they saw a policeman coming right up to meet them ; on this they wheeled about ...
... round the back street , and round a great part of the town , till he came to the back of the King's Arms Inn . Dunbar made up to him , and that very moment they saw a policeman coming right up to meet them ; on this they wheeled about ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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