Spouter's Companion. Outalissi's Death Song How-d'ye-do and Goodbye Gertrude Von De Wart Billy Dip Tell's Speech The Country Schoolmaster Alonzo the Brave The Old Man, his Son, and Ass On the Downfall of Poland The Fate of Richmond the Spy Parody on Lord Ullin's Daughter Hohenlinden
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Title
Spouter's Companion. Outalissi's Death Song How-d'ye-do and Goodbye Gertrude Von De Wart Billy Dip Tell's Speech The Country Schoolmaster Alonzo the Brave The Old Man, his Son, and Ass On the Downfall of Poland The Fate of Richmond the Spy Parody on Lord Ullin's Daughter Hohenlinden
Alternative Title
Outalissi's Death Song
How-d'ye-do and Goodbye
Gertrude Von De Wart
Billy Dip
Tell's Speech
The Country Schoolmaster
Alonzo the Brave
The Old Man, his Son, and Ass
On the Downfall of Poland
The Fate of Richmond the Spy
Parody on Lord Ullin's Daughter
Hohenlinden
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Date
1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks
Extent
24 pages
16 cm
Identifier
Description
105 printed at the bottom of the title-page.
Type
ballads & songs
Abstract
A collection of ballads, recitations, and other items. Topics include: a death-song of a Native American chief; a playful song about saying hello and goodbye; a martyr’s lament who refuses to leave her husband’s side as he is tortured to death; a humorous song about an aging widow and a dyer; a celebration of liberty and landscape; a humorous song about a schoolmaster; a gothic tale of an unfaithful woman visited by the ghoulish apparition of her betrayed lover at her wedding; a moral tale encouraging young men not to pay mind to jeerers; a lament describing the fall of Poland; a declamation of crimes of the notorious spy, Richmond; the story of a weaver who loses his pack in the snow; and a description of the battle of Hohenlinden; the song of a drunkard before and after drinking; a description of the death of Marmion at Flodden; and a conversation between a father and son detailing the evils of drinking.
Coverage
Poland
Paisley, Scotland
Hohenlinden, Germany
Subject
Crime
War
Wit and Humor
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
Supernatural
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/
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
“Spouter's Companion. Outalissi's Death Song How-d'ye-do and Goodbye Gertrude Von De Wart Billy Dip Tell's Speech The Country Schoolmaster Alonzo the Brave The Old Man, his Son, and Ass On the Downfall of Poland The Fate of Richmond the Spy Parody on Lord Ullin's Daughter Hohenlinden,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 21, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/828.
