Folk in Print: Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850Though 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
... and when he that stood on the opposite side perceived me , I made my eyes to roll , and wrayed [ twisted ] my face in a frightful manner , so that the poor fellow supposed he had seen the deil , or something as ill , gave a rore as ...
... and when he that stood on the opposite side perceived me , I made my eyes to roll , and wrayed [ twisted ] my face in a frightful manner , so that the poor fellow supposed he had seen the deil , or something as ill , gave a rore as ...
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what will I tell you ? yon chapman has seen a ' our a - ses the night ; shame fa ' him , said they , for we had nae mind he was there : I wat well , says one of them . I'se no rise till he be awa ' ...
what will I tell you ? yon chapman has seen a ' our a - ses the night ; shame fa ' him , said they , for we had nae mind he was there : I wat well , says one of them . I'se no rise till he be awa ' ...
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Or hae ye seen him on the street , Wi ' twa auld bauchles on his feet , Gaun todlin thro ' the rain an ' weet Like wan'ring jew , To see gin he wad chance to meet A fren ' sae true . As bid him come and get a gill , Or yet a drink o ...
Or hae ye seen him on the street , Wi ' twa auld bauchles on his feet , Gaun todlin thro ' the rain an ' weet Like wan'ring jew , To see gin he wad chance to meet A fren ' sae true . As bid him come and get a gill , Or yet a drink o ...
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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Allan appear auld began body boys called carried century chap chapbooks chapman clothes collection coming cries death door drink East Lothian Edinburgh English entered fair father fell four friends Gaelic give Glasgow Haggart hand head hear heard heart Jack James John keep King land lass leave live look Maggy means mind morning never night o'er pass person play poem poor popular present printed published reached remained Robertson round Saltmarket Scotland Scots Scottish shillings ship side soldiers song soon sure taken tell There's thing thought till took town true turn Wallace weather whole wife wind woman wonderful young
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| Title | Folk in Print: Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850 |
| Author | Edward J. Cowan |
| Editors | Edward J. Cowan, Michael Paterson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | John Donald, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 24 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 1904607519, 9781904607519 |
| Length | 438 pages |
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