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The Battering Ram, Containing, Avarice and Priestcraft Exposed, in a letter addressed to a Glasgow preacher, who declared that the doctrine of the universal love of God was licentious, and a Dialogue occasioned by the general assembly's Petition for Dear Corn! &c &c

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Watty and Meg, Or, The Wide Reclaimed; Together with Habbie Simpson and his wife, or, A new way of raising the wind; Donald and his dog; The West Kintra Weaver turned Teetotaler; The loss o' the pack; John Tamson's Cart; Takin' it out o' his mouth.

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The Sailor's Tragedy; to which are added, Highland Mary. The Irish Wedding.

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Sair sair was my heart; to which are added, The hero's orphant girls, The lass o' Ballochmyle, Allister M' Allister, The Highland Plaid.

The Siege of Carrick-Fergus: or, Thurot's Defeat. To which are added, I Answered No, No. I Thank'd Him For Nothing. As Sure As A Gun. Bill Bobstay. Alloa House.

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Six Favourite Songs. The Sailor's Epitaph. Blue-Eyed Mary. The Song of the Olden Time. Black-Eyed Susan. Roy's Wife. Green Bushes.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Outdoor Scene, Transportation: ship/boat(s)

Sir Neil and Glengyle, The Highland Chieftains, A tragical ballad. To which are added, The Drunken Exciseman, and Cherry Ripe.

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Peace and Home preferred to War and Travel to which are added The Volunteer, The Drum, and Scenes of my Youth

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A collection of ballads and songs that follow the theme of urging young folk to remain in their home villages rather than leave for work, love, or war. The first poem paints an idyllic scene of the rural countryside and village life, cautioning young…

The Echo of Friars-Carse Hermitage; also, Avon's Stream: A Dirge. To which are added, Verses, Written in the high church-yard, Glasgow.

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The chapbook begins with an ‘advertisement’/inscription by Robert Burns, humbly submitting his poems to the reader’s pleasure. The first poem focuses on the grief and joy of life, love, beauty, and nature, while the second poem is a lament over the…

The Life and Death of the famous Pyper of Kilbarchan; or The epitaph of Habby Simpson, Quha on his drone bore bony Flags: He maid his cheiks as reid as crimson, and bobbit quhan he blew his bags. Paisley Repository, No. 23

Collection of ballads, anecdotes, epitaphs, and biographical information on the infamous 16th century piper, Habby Simpson.

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