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i1 or when I caqcVl, thru you advanc'd-,
and ye promis’d not to (leer me,
Wae to the day l b‘aard you p.*y,
it makes the kintry jeer me
But firice that ye will comfort gi’e,
J’m glad ye’ve come to fee me,
A' • d i rom the fcmdal of the jigg,
in really you will free me.
Fidler’s wives and gameilei's drink,
is fret to all who chafe them,
But if you’ll be z piper’s wife,
TU guard you in my bofom.
And vhiie l live to blaw a blaft,
• yon’fe never be a wanter,
Sincd you’re fo free to marry me,
yoUr bonny Rab the Ranter.
T H E F AR ME R ’ S 3 ON.*
T Nelly, my heart’s delight,
•vjtf Be loving ami do not flight;
Tire proffer i n»?ke, for niodefty's fake,
I honour your beauty bright;
For love l profefE l can do no lefs,
fhou haft my favour won
And lince ( fee your modefty,
I pray vgrec and fancy roc,
Tho’ t'm hut a fanttcr’s fon.
No: I am a lady gay,
*Fis very well'kiiown*! may,
>Tavc ineti of renown in country 3.nd ,townj
31“ 'Roger wi-houf dc'av j
i1 or when I caqcVl, thru you advanc'd-,
and ye promis’d not to (leer me,
Wae to the day l b‘aard you p.*y,
it makes the kintry jeer me
But firice that ye will comfort gi’e,
J’m glad ye’ve come to fee me,
A' • d i rom the fcmdal of the jigg,
in really you will free me.
Fidler’s wives and gameilei's drink,
is fret to all who chafe them,
But if you’ll be z piper’s wife,
TU guard you in my bofom.
And vhiie l live to blaw a blaft,
• yon’fe never be a wanter,
Sincd you’re fo free to marry me,
yoUr bonny Rab the Ranter.
T H E F AR ME R ’ S 3 ON.*
T Nelly, my heart’s delight,
•vjtf Be loving ami do not flight;
Tire proffer i n»?ke, for niodefty's fake,
I honour your beauty bright;
For love l profefE l can do no lefs,
fhou haft my favour won
And lince ( fee your modefty,
I pray vgrec and fancy roc,
Tho’ t'm hut a fanttcr’s fon.
No: I am a lady gay,
*Fis very well'kiiown*! may,
>Tavc ineti of renown in country 3.nd ,townj
31“ 'Roger wi-houf dc'av j
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Excellent old song intitled, Maggy Lauther > (4) |
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| Description | To which are added, The farmer's son. The fond swain and sleeping maid. The sailor's return. Glasgow : Printed by J. & M. Robertson, Saltmarket, 1802. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2837(24) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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