Cheap Whisky; A Familiar Epistle To Mr. Pitt. On the Recommencement of Distilling in Scotland. To which is added, The Gowd O' Gowrie; A Scots Song. Never before published.

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Title

Cheap Whisky; A Familiar Epistle To Mr. Pitt. On the Recommencement of Distilling in Scotland. To which is added, The Gowd O' Gowrie; A Scots Song. Never before published.

Alternative Title

The Gowd O' Gowrie; A Scots Song. Never before published.

Publisher

Glasgow: Brash & Reid

Date

[1797?] per National Library of Scotland

Extent

8 pages

Identifier

Is Part Of

Chapbook #32 in a bound collection of 54 chapbooks

Description

"Food filld the wame, and keeps us livin, Tho' life's a gift no worth receivin, When heavy dragg'd wi'pine and grievin, But oil'd by THEE, The wheels of life gae down hill scrievin, Wi' rattling glee. Burns." is quoted on the title-page.

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

Scots

Contributor

Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Citation

“Cheap Whisky; A Familiar Epistle To Mr. Pitt. On the Recommencement of Distilling in Scotland. To which is added, The Gowd O' Gowrie; A Scots Song. Never before published.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 21, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/995.
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