The shepherd's lament for the loss of his sweetheart. To which are added, The sailor's return. A sweet country life. The soldier's return. The constant lady. The cripple of Cornwall.
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Title
The shepherd's lament for the loss of his sweetheart. To which are added, The sailor's return. A sweet country life. The soldier's return. The constant lady. The cripple of Cornwall.
Alternative Title
The sailor's return.
A sweet country life.
The soldier's return.
The constant lady.
The cripple of Cornwall.
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed by J. & M. Robertson
Date
1802
Extent
8 pages
15 cm
Identifier
Abstract
A collection of ballads and songs, most of which focus on the themes of love lost and found. The first song is a the lament of a shepherd whose love chooses to go into service before marrying him; when she finds her new life more to her liking, she rejects life as a shepherd’s wife, which causes the shepherd himself to decide to leave the country and seek his fortune elsewhere. In the second song, a sailor returns to his lover after seven years of separation; when she does not recognize him at first, he shows her the broken ring she had given him as a token. The third song expounds on the pleasures of country life over life in the city, and encourages young women to stay in their villages rather than to seek employment in the city. The next song tells of a soldier’s return to his love after years of war and battle, followed by a song on the fickleness of young men in love and the constancy of some women. The final song tells of the Cripple of Cornwall, a beggar and highwayman who attempts to waylay the Lord of Cornwall but is finally defeated and condemned to hang at Salisbury.
Coverage
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Subject
Courtship and Marriage
Crime
War
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/searchb.cfm
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 public domain; For higher 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
Citation
“The shepherd's lament for the loss of his sweetheart. To which are added, The sailor's return. A sweet country life. The soldier's return. The constant lady. The cripple of Cornwall.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed May 19, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/577.
