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.

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.

Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers

1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks

8 pages

16 cm

'40' is printed at the bottom of the title page.

ballads & songs

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.

Balquhidder, Scotland

Highlands

War

Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow

Courtship and Marriage

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