Title
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
Alternative Title
Sorrow and care.
Pipes and tobacco.
The pleasures of wooing.
Send home my heart and eyes.
Publisher
Glasgow: J. & M. Robertson
Abstract
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 second song humorously portrays the woes of married life for the husband, focusing for the most part on the tendency of wives to spend their husbands’ money. The third song uses tobacco and pipe smoking as an allegory for the spiritual and bodily journey of men through life, not necessarily encouragingly. The following song criticizes young men as fickle deluders of young women, and cautions others to guard their virginity well, while the final song describes the woes of a scorned lover.
Subject
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
Courtship and Marriage
Religion and Morals
Wit and Humor
Source
Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Is Referenced By
Scottish Chapbook Catalogue, University of Glasgow
Rights
In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph, Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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