The Highland Piper's Advice. To drinkers. To which are added: Home, sweet sweet home Wallace's Lament Connel and Flora Here is the glen Oh Hey Johny lad and Charlie is my darling.
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Title
The Highland Piper's Advice. To drinkers. To which are added: Home, sweet sweet home Wallace's Lament Connel and Flora Here is the glen Oh Hey Johny lad and Charlie is my darling.
Alternative Title
Home, sweet sweet home
Wallace's Lament
Oh Hey Johny lad
Charlie is my darling.
Connel and Flora
Here is the glen
Date
1820-1830? per National Library of Scotland
Extent
8 pages
16 cm
Is Part Of
Chapbook #2 in a bound collection of 37 chapbooks (s0042b27)
Abstract
A collection of several songs and ballads, including: a song in broad Scots expounding upon the joys of drinking; a reminiscence on the pleasures and beauty of home to one exiled; a lament for the fallen warriors following the defeat of Wallace; a young woman mourns the death of her lover, fallen in battle; two lovers meet amongst the trees, leaves, and birds of a glen; a scheduled tryst gone awry when the two lovers get their meeting place mixed up, only to be rescheduled for the next day; a soldier’s march to battle and call to arms; and a Jacobite song describing the welcome arrival of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the mustering of the Highlanders.
Subject
Alcohol
Ballads and songs
Courtship and Marriage
Highlands
Jacobites
Chapbooks - Scotland - Airdrie
emigration
War
Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788
Source
Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Is Referenced By
National Library of Scotland http://www.nls.uk/
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 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 Highland Piper's Advice. To drinkers. To which are added: Home, sweet sweet home Wallace's Lament Connel and Flora Here is the glen Oh Hey Johny lad and Charlie is my darling.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 22, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/687.
