Britain's alarm. To which are added, O dear! I'm so pleas'd. The bonny boy. Davy Jones's locker. Thro' the wood laddie. Mankind all tanners. Edward and Betsy. Arrived at Portsmouth. Oaths in fashion.

Files

Woodcut on title-page portraying Group of 3 men wearing feathered caps and wearing plaid (1 playing bagpipes, 1 playing drums, 1 holding a sword) standing next to a gentleman wearing a hat and holding a walking stick
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Title

Britain's alarm. To which are added, O dear! I'm so pleas'd. The bonny boy. Davy Jones's locker. Thro' the wood laddie. Mankind all tanners. Edward and Betsy. Arrived at Portsmouth. Oaths in fashion.

Alternative Title

O dear! I'm so pleas'd.
The bonny boy.
Davy Jones's locker.
Thro' the wood laddie.
Mankind all tanners.
Edward and Betsy.
Arrived at Portsmouth.
Oaths in Fashion

Publisher

Glasgow: J. & M. Robertson

Date

1804

Extent

8 pages
15 cm

Identifier

Description

Woodcut #09: Illustration on title-page of a group of 3 soldiers wearing feathered caps and kilts (1 playing bagpipes, 1 playing drums, 1 holding a sword) standing next to a gentleman wearing a hat and holding a walking stick.

Type

ballads & songs

Subject

Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
War
Courtship and Marriage

Source

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

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

“Britain's alarm. To which are added, O dear! I'm so pleas'd. The bonny boy. Davy Jones's locker. Thro' the wood laddie. Mankind all tanners. Edward and Betsy. Arrived at Portsmouth. Oaths in fashion.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed April 25, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/603.

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