A true country courtship: or, love in a barn, shewing, how a London lord was tricked by a farmer's daughter. To which is added, she's what I dare not name

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Title

A true country courtship: or, love in a barn, shewing, how a London lord was tricked by a farmer's daughter. To which is added, she's what I dare not name

Alternative Title

She's what I dare not name.

Publisher

Glasgow: Printed by J. & M. Robertson

Date

1802

Extent

8 pages
15 cm

Identifier

Abstract

This is a single humorous song about a young lord who tries to trick a farmer’s daughter into sleeping with him by offering to wed her. She in turn tricks him by demanding money and wine first, and only pretending to drink while the lord drinks until he passes out. When he wakes up he finds himself lying with Gypsies instead of the young woman, and a Gypsy child tied to his back, whereupon he runs naked with the child back home where he is let in by his servants. Surprisingly, this trickery convinces him to truly marry the farmer’s daughter after seeing the lengths to which she would go to protect her maidenhead. The song is followed by a short anecdote, also on the importance of female chastity.

Coverage

Reigate, England

Subject

Ballads and songs
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario

Is Referenced By

University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/

Format

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

In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413

Language

English

Contributor

Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Citation

“A true country courtship: or, love in a barn, shewing, how a London lord was tricked by a farmer's daughter. To which is added, she's what I dare not name,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 7, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/556.

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