1 10 1 https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b024a8a2c4b769435cfd98580268796d.jpg 582dafc07c65bb3bab21cdaa20bc6000 https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b930088bc2b60fdd0dbb3ba415015197.pdf e59fc85f2300997b3a06792819552268 PDF Text Text ir William's ^Tilflrimajjc TO THE HIGHLANDS: A HEROIC 1S THREE 1T BALLAD, CANTOS. BY M A E T I N MAEBEJSTNETH. " And when he next doth ride abroad, May I be there to see." JOHN GILPIN. ABERDEEN: J A M E S M A C K A Y , 28 BOOKSELLER, SCHOOLHILL. 18 7 6. ��SIR WILLIAM'S PILGRIMAGE TO THE H I G H L A N D S . CANTO I. IR W I L L I A M was a Reverend Knight, Of ARIAN p e d i g r e e ; And he had jousted many a joust Against the Trinity. " 0 M—tl—d, dear," Sir William said, One day unto his squire, " I've fought a good Socinian fight Within this town and shire. " The Bible fortress I've attacked With Reason's sword and spear, And set the weary captives free That quaked with doubt and fear. Though traitor Moody and his crew Did sound a dread alarm, These Bulls of Bashan I attacked, And vanquished by my arm. �4 " And since the Lowlands we've released Upon the 4 Banks of Dee,' What sayest thou to a pilgrimage To set the Highlands free? " 44 With all my heart,'' the squire replied, 44 I'll enter on this strife; But we should set them wholly free From fears of future life; " Else thou wilt be again unhorsed, And trodden on the plain, As we have seen thee heretofore By K—11—y almost slain." 4 Me almost slain," Sir William said, " By such a stripling raw ! Against a self-created knight My sword I'd scorn to draw! " But, M—tl—d, setting jokes aside, Let's for the road prepare, Thou on thy little Bradlaugh nag, I on Sabellian mare. And see that thou hast provender, And hymn-books from our pews ; As I intend to journey on Unto the Isle of Lews. " For I have many captives there To free from triple chain; And Giant Orthodox, who keeps The castle, must be slain." Soon knight and squire were on the road Upon their prancing steeds, With hearts intent on enterprise Of high and stirring deeds. �5 Sir William bravely was arrayed In Gnostic coat of mail, And Praxean helmet, with a plume That waved in summer gale. On's left he wore a bossy shield With Arian arms inwrought; His right hand grasped a mighty spear, From Mcomedia brought. With sword of pure Socinian steel, And brazen spurs to boot, This tall and lanky warrior Was armed from head to foot. Sir William's pure Sabellian marc Of Unitarian grey, With shaggy tail and flowing mane, Stood restive for the way. Her saddle-bags were stuffed with tracts " By Hopps " on every " Page," With shafts from " Thalian " armoury Forged in Nicaean age. Squire M—tl—d also was arrayed In "Nihilistic B u f f ; " A sorry leering wag was he, Crammed full of Atheist stuff. 44 A " fool's cap " on his head he wore; From's back there hung a bag Of Bradlaugh's tracts, which dangled o'er The buttocks of his nag. Then off Sir William and his squire Rode, singing merrily, My heart is in the Highlands now, And far from Banks of Dee! " �6 CANTO II. O'er many a moor and fertile field, Past many a bog and cairn, Our knight and squire rode on until They reached the town of Nairn. Sir William then his vizor raised, And asked his trusty squire, ' What town is this with street so long, And many a pointed spire ? " A town," the pawky squire replied, " Famed in dissenting song, For Arian captives that are held In dungeons dark and strong." ' Dost tell me so ? " Sir William said, " To right their wrongs I burn ; Lo ! here are dungeons on the street Which I must overturn ! " 4 Those are not dungeons," said the squire, " But caravan with shows ; Should'st thou attack, thou'rt almost sure To come by broken nose." ' Nay, but they're dungeons," said the knight, " For Arian maidens fair; Here's at them, then, with couching lance And strong Sabellian mare ! " 4 �7 On this he made a furious charge, In quest of high renown ; And in his tilt he hit the mark, And bore a waggon down. And what a tumult then ensued ! Wild beasts within their cage Were overturned, and growled, and roared, And tore the bars with rage. The showmen, with their heated irons And whips, came out to see What madman freak was this that brought Them into jeopardy; Whilst, the spectator crowd within Were struck with dread alarm, Lest the ferocious prisoners Should 'scape and do them harm. Sir William, when he saw his plight, Like Daniel in the den, Cried out that he might be set free From beasts and furious men. Yet, setting more reliance on His speed than on his prayer, He dashed his rowels in the sides Of his Sabellian mare; And off she galloped through the town, 'Mid shouts along the way, '' A craven knight! a craven knight! On's Unitarian grey ! " Meanwhile, Squire M—tl—d, to get free, Had had a tougher job ; For round his Bradlaugh nag there pressed A roaring, raging mob. �8 Some seized upon his horse's tail; Some seized upon his bags ; They cuffed him right, they cuffed him left, And tore his " buff " to rags. And when they saw the Atheist tracts, They cried, in frantic rage, " Let's throw the little Bradlaugh pup Into the lion's cage! " But little wist they M—tl—d's nag, How it could kick and fling, And force the multitude to fly And form a spacious ring. The wily squire perceived a lane, And quickly galloped through ; And, joining with his gallant knight, They soon rode out of view. CANTO III. Our knight and squire had journeyed on For many a weary day, Until they landed on the pier Of Celtic Stornoway; That town so famed in Isle of Lews For stores of ling and cod, As to be deemed a worthy place For royalty's abode. �9 " What means this solemn silence ? " said Sir William to his squire; " The tolling bells, and men and maids All in their best attire ? " The squire replied, " There is to-day A Friday tournament Amongst 4 the men ' from near and far, On knightly errand bent. " In open air they waged the fight, 'Neath Giant Orthodox; Who o'er their jousting does preside Within a wooden Box." " And hast thou found him " , said the knight, 4 4 Whom I have sought with care ? 0 lead me up against him now, On my Sabellian mare ! " " I've got a gillie," said the squire, " To lead us to the place : Prepare, then, stalwart knight to meet The Giant face to face." Through many a lane and devious path The gillie led them on, Until they reached the tournament, And saw the Giant's Throne. Forthwith Sir William couched his lance 'Gainst Giant Orthodox, And spurring his Sabellian mare, Soon overturned the Box. " Now, yield thee o'er ", Sir William said, " To Unitarian faith, Else with my Nicodemian spear I'll pin thee to the heath." �10 The Giant, sprawling on the ground, Turned round and frowning said, " 0 recreant knight! I backward hurl Thy challenge at thy head! " New, all th' assemblage of the plebs With indignation burned, To see their chieftain thus laid low, And's wooden Box o'erturned. The Celtic knights rushed in to guard Their fallen chief with care, And forced Sir William to retire On his Sabellian mare. The Giant rose and mounted soon His Athanasian steed, So famed for Anti-Arian tilts, And prowess for the Creed. In coat of mail he was arrayed, Of Biblic texture stout; And girdle of Westminster Faith Did compass him about. A helmet on his head he wore, Of Augustinian mould, With crest of wond'rous Trinity, Inwove in gems and gold. On's left he bore a ponderous shield O'erclad with hide of " Bull With figures bold of Calvin, Knox, And Horsley drawn in full. That deadly Homoousian spear He brandished in the air, Which once o'erwhelmed the Arian hosts, And drove them to despair. �11 Of the " same substance " was the sword He girt upon his thigh ; Captured from Arian armoury, To smite that Heresy. Then, standing boldly on the lists, With crowds of people round, He sent a challenge to our knight, To joust on equal ground. Sir William, when he saw the mien Of Giant Orthodox, Looked round with sheepish agony, Upon the Celtic folks; For now he wished himself at home Upon the Banks of Dee, Where he could joust with paltry foes Against the Trinity. Come ! Come ! what means this dallying ? " Said then his trusty squire, 'Gainst foe that's worthy of thy steel, Display thy wonted fire." At this, Sir William couched his lance, And, goaded by despair, Bushed onward madly to the lists, On his Sabellian mare. The Giant deftly caught the spear Upon his hide of " Bull," And with his Homoousian shaft Cracked poor Sir William's skull! The vanquished knight upon the spot Was of his armour stripped, And M—tl—d, by the Celtic knights, Was caught and soundly whipped. �12 The tracts torn out from saddle-bags Were read with furious ire, And with Sir William's effigy In scorn were burnt with fire. Sir William, waking found himself Upon a lonely heath, Where round him desolation reigned, And silence still as death. " 0 shade of Arius ! " said our knight, " Behold thy Champion strong Left naked in a desert place, By savage Highland throng! 0 treacherous Giant Orthodox ! Thou most ungenerous foe ! 1 will pursue thee unto death, And to eternal woe ! " A changed, but not a wiser man, Our knight came back to Dee ; To rhyme and rave 'gainst Nature and " The Old Theology." 0 ye who hear this maniac rail, 'Gainst Luther, Calvin, Knox, Remember how his skull was cracked By Giant Orthodox. FINIS. � Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sir William's pilgrimage to the Highlands: a heroic ballad, in three cantos Subject The topic of the resource Highlands Religion and Morals War Chapbooks - Scotland - Aberdeen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://ocul-gue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_GUE/mrqn4e/alma9953134483505154">s0255b37</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Aberdeen, Scotland Extent The size or duration of the resource. 12 pages Abstract A summary of the resource. A satirical and allegorical story of a knight and his squire who go on a pilgrimage to the Highlands in order to free them from the dread giant of Orthodoxy. The two heretical figures, clad in the armor of ‘heresy’ and Arian and Unitarian faith epically fail in their quest, first attacking a traveling menagerie and then falling to the religiously righteous giant of Orthodox and his Celtic knights. This chapbook is part of a collection of chapbooks produced in Aberdeen which have been bound together in this volume. Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <p dir="ltr">National Library of Scotland<a href="http://www.nls.uk/">http://www.nls.uk/</a></p> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chapbook #9 in a bound collection of 17 chapbooks Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120 Ext 53413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Aberdeen: James MacKay, Bookseller Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario Type The nature or genre of the resource ballads & songs # of Woodcuts: 0 Chapbook Date:1871-1880 Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs Chapbook Publisher - Aberdeen: James MacKay