The Celebrated Ballad of William and Margaret. To which is added, Watty and Madge: A Parody thereon.
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Title
The Celebrated Ballad of William and Margaret. To which is added, Watty and Madge: A Parody thereon.
Alternative Title
Watty and Madge: A Parody on the ballad on William and Margaret
Publisher
Glasgow: Brash & Reid
Date
[1798?] per National Library of Scotland
Extent
8 pages
Identifier
Is Part Of
Chapbook #18 in a bound collection of 54 chapbooks
Description
Woodcut image of two birds on two branches on the title-page and a woodcut image of a scroll and quill Finis on page 8.
Quoted on title-page: "Her face was pale like April morn, Clad in a wintry cloud; And clay-cold was her lily-hand That held her fable shroud. His face was like a bacon ham That lang in reek had hung, And horn-hard was his tawny hand That held his hazel rung."
Type
ballads & songs
Subject
Ballads and songs
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
“The Celebrated Ballad of William and Margaret. To which is added, Watty and Madge: A Parody thereon.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed April 25, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/982.
