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Andrew Lammie, or, Mill of Tiftie's Annie
A 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 daughter…
The Berkshire Lady's garland. In four parts. I. Cupid's conquest over a coy lady of five thousand a-year, &c. II. The lady's letter of a challenge to fight him upon refusing to wed her in a mask without knowing who she was. III. How they met by appointment in a grove, where she obliged him to fight or wed her. IV. How they rode together in her gilded coach to her noble seat or castle, &c.
A ballad in four parts that tells the tale of an heiress who is beautiful and rich and pursued by many, but is pleased by none of them. She eventually falls in love, in spite of herself, with a young lawyer, and she resolves to marry him, but also…
The blaeberry courtship; to which is added, the crook and plaid
Two songs about love. The first is the story of the love between a Highland lad and a Lowland girl. The girls’ father is against the match and disinherits her when she decides she runs off with him. In the beginning, it looks like she has made the…
Mary of Castle-Cary: To which are added, Roslin Ruins, Rob’s Jock, The Lass of Humber-side.
Four ballads about love and women. Some are sad or bitter, others are humorous, but none have happy endings. Mary of Castle-Cary: Two young men fight over the love of the beautiful young Mary who apparently has been kissing them both, if not more.…
Hodge of the mill: or, an old woman clothed in grey. To which is added, Sorrow and care. Pipes and tobacco. The pleasures of wooing. Send home my heart and eyes
A collection of short ballads and songs on a variety of topics. The first is a humorous song in which an old woman harries a young man into marrying her daughter after he impregnates her, to which he agrees in exchange for her naming him as her heir.…
The Anecdote-Book: A Choice Collection of Anecdotes, Jests, Witty Sayings, Bon Mots, &c., &c. Selected From the Best Sources.
A collection of jokes and anecdotes on a variety of topics, containing many stereotypes of people of different nationalities, occupations, class, and gender.
History of the Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. New and Improved Series, No. 48
Part of a series of fairy tales printed by the booksellers. The first tale presented tells the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty with a few twists, including the continuation of the story after the Prince rescues the Sleeping Beauty. In this version,…
