Seven excellent songs. Blythe was she. The braes of Balquither. The young May moon. Loudon's bonny woods and braes. Bonnie Mary Hay. O are ye sleeping, Maggie. Such tears are bliss.
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Title
Seven excellent songs. Blythe was she. The braes of Balquither. The young May moon. Loudon's bonny woods and braes. Bonnie Mary Hay. O are ye sleeping, Maggie. Such tears are bliss.
Alternative Title
Blythe was she.
The braes of Balquither.
The young May moon.
Loudon's bonny woods and braes.
Bonnie Mary Hay.
O are ye sleeping, Maggie.
Such tears are bliss.
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Date
1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks
Extent
8 pages
16 cm
Identifier
Description
'40' is printed at the bottom of the title page.
Type
ballads & songs
Abstract
A collection of ballads and songs on various topics. The first song describes the beauties of the moors and burns of the Highlands, followed by a dialogue between a young Highlander heading is heading off to war and his lover who fears for him. The next piece is a short song about love, the night, and the moon, followed by the popular song, Blythe was She, about a young, pretty girl. In the next song, a young man braves a terrible storm and a night rife with eerie magic in order to sneak into his lover’s bedroom, unbeknownst to her father. The next song reminisces on the beauties of past loves and places, while the last song is a short love song suggesting a meeting at the hawthorn tree.
Coverage
Balquhidder, Scotland
Subject
Highlands
War
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
Courtship and Marriage
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
Language
English
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Citation
“Seven excellent songs. Blythe was she. The braes of Balquither. The young May moon. Loudon's bonny woods and braes. Bonnie Mary Hay. O are ye sleeping, Maggie. Such tears are bliss.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 23, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/578.
