The true hearted maiden. To which are added, A sweet country life, A trip to the fair, The constant lady, The gin drinker's frolic, the forsaken nymph.

A sweet country life.

A trip to the fair.

The constant lady.

The gin drinker's frolic.

The forsaken nymph.

Glasgow: Printed by J. & M. Robertson

1802

8 pages

15 cm

A collection of songs and ballads on a variety of topics and themes. The first song tells of two lovers separated by war; when they are reunited before the war ends, the young woman offers to pay for his discharge to keep him safe. The second song describes the pleasures of country life and exhorts young women to stay in their villages rather than seeking employment in cities. The third describes the various pleasures and festivities of a fair, while the next song if the lament of a young woman whose lover has been inconstant. The next is a drinking song, while the last also tells the mourning of a young woman forsaken by her lover. Interestingly, one verse praises the female cuckoo as a “fine bird.” (8)

Scotland

Ballads and songs

Courtship and Marriage

War

Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow

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