Seven Songs. The wealth of the Cottage is love. Behave yoursel' afore folk. My Henry is gone. Hey the bonny breast-knots. Say, my heart, why wildly beating. Ye shall walk in silk attire. The Kiss, dear Maid.

Files

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Woodcut on title-page portraying a man wearing a hat and coat with walking stick in front of a small house

Title

Seven Songs. The wealth of the Cottage is love. Behave yoursel' afore folk. My Henry is gone. Hey the bonny breast-knots. Say, my heart, why wildly beating. Ye shall walk in silk attire. The Kiss, dear Maid.

Alternative Title

The wealth of the Cottage is love.
Behave yoursel' afore folk.
Hey the bonny breast-knots.
Say, my heart, why wildly beating.
Ye shall walk in silk attire.
The Kiss, dear Maid.
My Henry is gone.

Publisher

Kilmarnock: Printed for the Booksellers

Date

c. 1811-1820 based on similar woodcut illustrations in chapbooks by same publisher in NLS collections.

Extent

8 pages

Identifier

Is Part Of

Chapbook #32 in a bound collection of 40 chapbooks

Description

Woodcut #35: Illustration on title-page of a man wearing a hat and coat with walking stick standing in front of a small house

Type

ballads & songs

Subject

Chapbooks--Scotland--Kilmarnock
Courtship and Marriage

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

“Seven Songs. The wealth of the Cottage is love. Behave yoursel' afore folk. My Henry is gone. Hey the bonny breast-knots. Say, my heart, why wildly beating. Ye shall walk in silk attire. The Kiss, dear Maid.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed December 28, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/959.
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