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SCOTLAND'S SKAITH ;
OR THE HISTORY O*
WILL AND JEAN,
" So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ; and thy
i'ant as an armed man." Prov.
[The rapid change which intemperance effects in the con-
duct of a simple ignorant rustic, and the misery which
is brought upon his family from this cause, are narrated
in this poem with uncommon beauty. It was pubHshed in
1795, a period memorable for the political frei^ which
pervaded the lower orders in this and the other coun-
tries of Europe ; to counteract the dangerous propensity,
and to prevent the evil from spreading among our pea-
santry, our eminent author wrote this tale, — its sale was
proportioned to its merits ; the elegant, simple, and affect-
ing narrative took a firm hold of the minds of those for
whom it was designed, and no doubt made many pause
and reflect on the calamities a perseverance in their wild
chimeras and nightly excesses would entail on their
SCOTLAND'S SKAITH ;
OR THE HISTORY O*
WILL AND JEAN,
" So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ; and thy
i'ant as an armed man." Prov.
[The rapid change which intemperance effects in the con-
duct of a simple ignorant rustic, and the misery which
is brought upon his family from this cause, are narrated
in this poem with uncommon beauty. It was pubHshed in
1795, a period memorable for the political frei^ which
pervaded the lower orders in this and the other coun-
tries of Europe ; to counteract the dangerous propensity,
and to prevent the evil from spreading among our pea-
santry, our eminent author wrote this tale, — its sale was
proportioned to its merits ; the elegant, simple, and affect-
ing narrative took a firm hold of the minds of those for
whom it was designed, and no doubt made many pause
and reflect on the calamities a perseverance in their wild
chimeras and nightly excesses would entail on their
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, tales, and songs > Volume 2 > (66) Page 48 - Scotland's skaith; or The history of Will and Jean |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87725262 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53a |
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| Description | With explanatory notes and observations [compiled] by John Gilchrist. Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1815. 2 volumes: v. 1. Ballads. Tales.--v. 2. Tales, continued. Songs. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.53-53a |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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