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
... thing that grew , mony a time my father wist [ wished ] they wad take the tithes of his hemp too , an it were to hang themsels , they were ay warst whare a poor man or wife died , altho ' they left weans fatherless and motherless , a ...
... thing that grew , mony a time my father wist [ wished ] they wad take the tithes of his hemp too , an it were to hang themsels , they were ay warst whare a poor man or wife died , altho ' they left weans fatherless and motherless , a ...
Page 108
... things like starns [ stars ] about their necks , and at ev'ry lug [ ear ] a walloping white thing hanging like a snotter at a bubbly wean's nose , syne about their necks , a bit thin claith like a mouse web and their twa bits o ' paps ...
... things like starns [ stars ] about their necks , and at ev'ry lug [ ear ] a walloping white thing hanging like a snotter at a bubbly wean's nose , syne about their necks , a bit thin claith like a mouse web and their twa bits o ' paps ...
Page 385
... thing o ' that kind ? ' ' Surely not , Mr. Merilees , ' said the anxious elder , drawing his chair closer ? ' you do not mean body - lifting - the man that's trusted with the keys of the burial - ground ! ' ' I'm no saying , Mr ...
... thing o ' that kind ? ' ' Surely not , Mr. Merilees , ' said the anxious elder , drawing his chair closer ? ' you do not mean body - lifting - the man that's trusted with the keys of the burial - ground ! ' ' I'm no saying , Mr ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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