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Molly O'Rigge. Sit ye awhile and tipple a bit. The delights of wine. Caledonia! Native land! The warrior bard. Beadle of the parish.
A collection of songs and ballads on a variety of topics. The first is a humorous song describing the beauty (or lack of it) of the sharp-tongued Molly O’Rigge who still manages to be courted by the local tea-dealer, who she rejects, and Cornelius…
The monk and the miller's wife. A comic tale.
This song tells the humorous tale of a miller and his young wife, who has been having an affair with the local priest. When a scholar traveling from St. Andrews happens upon the mill in the evening, the miller invites him to stay the night with his…
My only joe and deary o: to which are added, O whistle and I'll come to you my lad, Banks and braes of bonny Doon, Polly Stewart, Sweet Annie, A love song.
A collection of songs and ballads, most of which focus on love, beauty, and courtship. The first describes the childhood and youth of a young couple and the wish of the singer to return to those days of love and joy, while the second is a song by…
The national songster, or Comic and sentimental songs for the million.
A collection of 23 songs and ballads on a wide variety of themes. Some are humorous, others are disturbingly tragic, such as The Mistletoe Bough, in which a young bride playfully hides from her young husband in an oak chest that then accidentally…
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Book of Fate
This chapbook includes a divination manual called the Oraculum, which was reputed to have been used by Napoleon, and predicted the future through a series of marks. The predictions are associated with a number of provided questions, focusing on…
New fortune book, or Conjurer's guide; the only real fortune-teller.
This chapbook presents a variety of reputed fortune-telling and divination methods, including the reading of cards, the significance of the presence and placement of moles upon the body, dream interpretation, palm reading, and physiognomy.…
The old Scotch ballad of Andrew Lammie; or Mill of Tifty's Annie.
A tragic tale of the love between a miller’s daughter and a trumpeter for the local lord. When her father finds out of the love between them, he forbids them to marry, although the lord gives his approval. While the trumpeter is away, the miller’s…
Peace & plenty; or, Britons rejoice. To which are added, Dick and Nell; or, Linky Lanky. That's the real dandy. Nanny of the hill. The town miss.
A collection of ballads and songs on a variety of topics. The title song is a celebration of the cessation of conflict between France and England during the brief peace of 1801-1803. Published in 1802, this song was printed after the signing of the…
The history of Moses; giving an account of his birth, his being found by Pharaoh's daughter in the ark of bulrushes, and the miracles wrought by him for the deliverance of the children of Israel. Embellished with cuts.
An account of the life of Moses, including 13 woodcuts depicting scenes from Exodus. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable historical and religious figures which have been bound together in this collection.
The travels and adventures of Wm. Lithgow, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, during nineteen years.
A short history and biography of William Lithgow, a famous seventeenth-century traveler who was known for having walked further and in more places than any other Scot. This chapbook is presented as an abridged version of an autobiography published…
