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This Catechism deserves no Greedy
It's only for boys that will not read
On wiser books, them to instrudl!
Let droll 'John their fancy cook.
The Scots Piper’s Queries, &c.
^ W behavi-
v v our of ignorant perfons ?
A. To fpeak of nothing but what
they know, and to give their opinion
of nothing but what they underftand,
Q^ What time is a fcolding wife at
the beft ?
A. When fhe is faft alleep.
Q^ What time is a fcolding wife
at the worfl ?
A. When fhe is that wicked as to
tear the hair out of her head, when fhe
can't get at her neighbour’s, and thro’
perfed fpite bites her tongue with her
own teeth: my hearty wifh is, that all
fuch wicked vipers may ever do fo.
Q^ What is the effe&ual cure and
infallible remedy for a fcolding wife ?
It's only for boys that will not read
On wiser books, them to instrudl!
Let droll 'John their fancy cook.
The Scots Piper’s Queries, &c.
^ W behavi-
v v our of ignorant perfons ?
A. To fpeak of nothing but what
they know, and to give their opinion
of nothing but what they underftand,
Q^ What time is a fcolding wife at
the beft ?
A. When fhe is faft alleep.
Q^ What time is a fcolding wife
at the worfl ?
A. When fhe is that wicked as to
tear the hair out of her head, when fhe
can't get at her neighbour’s, and thro’
perfed fpite bites her tongue with her
own teeth: my hearty wifh is, that all
fuch wicked vipers may ever do fo.
Q^ What is the effe&ual cure and
infallible remedy for a fcolding wife ?
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Scots piper's queries, or, John Falkirk's carriches > (2) |
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| Description | To which is added, his comical and witty jokes, when in courtship with an old fiddler's widow, who wanted all the teeth. With a copy of a love letter he sent to her, who was commonly called Flinging Betty. Edinburgh : Printed by J. Morren, [1790?]. John Falkirk is a pseudonym. Attributed to Dougal Graham. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2803(7) |
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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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