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A Night Frae Hame, Oration on Teetolization, and Parody on the Last Rose of Summer
This song tells the humorous story of a young man who gets caught up in a tavern brawl after a night of drinking, with many descriptions of common Vices and Virtues which are involved. The song is followed by a speech that extolls the virtues of…
A poem on life, death, judgement, heaven, and hell. To which are added, a translation of Pythagora's golden verses, and a midnight thought
While incomplete, the chapbook includes several verses focusing on the soul’s sin and judgement. Several “Virtues”, such as Reason, are anthropomorphized and gendered in an exhortation to call the reader to follow a path of moral virtue before…
A selection of amusing and entertaining Irish stories, compiled from various sources. New and Improved Series No. 30
A collection of nine different tales, each with a particular moral for the reader. The topics of the stories range from shipwrecked sailors to devoted little dogs, to moral injunctions to surround oneself with company of good sensibilities, fortitude…
A selection of Religious Anecdotes, choice sayings of wise men. New and Improved Series, no. 86
This is a collection of short religious anecdotes that could be used either for home reading or possibly included in sermons. These anecdotes can be read as providing instruction on how to avoid sin, cultivate virtue, and to live life religiously,…
A Tale of the Rebellion of 1745; or, the Broken Heart. To which is added, The Three Wishes and The adventures of Two Tee-Totallers.
Four tales are included in this chapbook, followed by a single humorous song about a rather intimidating school master. The first story is a tragic love story set during the ’45 rebellion. James Dawson, a young Lowlander who joins the cause of Bonnie…
