A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc
A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc
VI and give a faithful picture of the manners of those times. The Collection is divided into three Parts in the classification of the First and Third, the plan of the acute and learned Mr Ritson has been followed. The First Part consists of His- torical and Romantic Ballads ; the Second of Tales; and the Third of Songs, under the heads Humorous, Love, and Miscellaneous. To the poems in the First and Second Parts brief observations are prefixed, with a view to eluci- date the transactions related ; and in the Third Part are given the author's names, and anecdotes regarding many of the Songs. Such informa- tion has been long wanting, and it is wholly owing to BuRNs's passion for Scottish poetry, that so much is now known of the history of our lyrics ; he procured all the late Mr Tytler of Woodhouselee''s anecdotes, which, with his own strictures, are published in Mr Cromek's Reliques of the immortal bard ;— ^from that authentic source, from Ritson's Scottish Songs, and from other Collections, the Editor has gleaned much of his information on this subject. In every instance he has followed the most correct copies he could obtain of the various poems, being convinced th^t accuracy in the readings ;
Vll ought to be a main object in all publications of this nature : typographical errors may have crept in notwithstanding the greatest care, yet these it is hoped occur but in a few instances. While he thus vouches for its correctness, he is well aware that this epitome of Scottish poetry derives little interest from his observations, in- deed he lays no claim to literary attainments, and has only humbly followed the track of men eminent for their erudition and talents, of some of the first literary characters of the present day, but he trusts, from its combining many of the best pieces of our ancient and modern bards, with a greater variety of Songs and Ballads than is to be met with in any other Collection, that it exhibits in their true light the genius, senti- ments, and manners of this portion of the island in its rude as well as in its more enlightened state.
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- Page 3: THE GLEN COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH MUS
- Page 7 and 8: A COLLECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODEUN
- Page 9 and 10: PREFACE. Our relations and intercou
- Page 11: In some of our early poems, it must
- Page 16 and 17: X CONTENTS* Romantic. Dialogue betw
- Page 19: POPULAR SCOTTISH BALLADS, TALES, AN
- Page 22 and 23: Our King has written a braid letter
- Page 24 and 25: 6 The ankers brak, and the top-mast
- Page 26 and 27: HARDYKNUTE. A FRAGMENT. [In 1263, E
- Page 28 and 29: 10 Full thirtein sons to him sclio
- Page 30 and 31: 12 '" Robin of Rothsay, bend thy bo
- Page 32 and 33: u : ; ; Syne he has gane far hynd a
- Page 34 and 35: 16 " Sair bleids my lelge } Sali% s
- Page 36 and 37: 18 Schort quhyle he in his sadill s
- Page 38 and 39: 20 GUDE WALLACE. VW*'V%'V*V».'V* [
- Page 40 and 41: 22 The dinner was na weel readie. N
- Page 42 and 43: ^4 earae night. The fiery and impet
- Page 44 and 45: 26 He took a lang spear in his hand
- Page 46 and 47: 28 When Percy wi' the Douglas met,
- Page 48 and 49: 30 This deed was done at Otterbourn
- Page 50 and 51: 39 I marvlit what the matter meint.
- Page 52 and 53: 34 And then throw fair Strathbogie
- Page 54 and 55: 36 The armies met, the trumpet soun
- Page 56 and 57: 38 Of the best men amang them was T
- Page 58 and 59: 40 JOHNIE ARMSTRANG. [The almost co
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Vll<br />
ought to be a main object in all publications<br />
<strong>of</strong> this nature : typographical errors may have<br />
crept in notwithst<strong>and</strong>ing the greatest care, yet<br />
these it is hoped occur but in a few instances.<br />
While he thus vouches for its correctness, he is<br />
well aware that this epitome <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scottish</strong> poetry<br />
derives little interest from his observations, in-<br />
deed he lays no claim to literary attainments,<br />
<strong>and</strong> has only humbly followed the track <strong>of</strong> men<br />
eminent for their erudition <strong>and</strong> talents, <strong>of</strong> some<br />
<strong>of</strong> the first literary characters <strong>of</strong> the present day,<br />
but he trusts, from its combining many <strong>of</strong> the<br />
best pieces <strong>of</strong> our <strong>ancient</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>modern</strong> bards,<br />
with a greater variety <strong>of</strong> Songs <strong>and</strong> Ballads than<br />
is to be met with in any other Collection, that<br />
it exhibits in their true light the genius, senti-<br />
ments, <strong>and</strong> manners <strong>of</strong> this portion <strong>of</strong> the isl<strong>and</strong><br />
in its rude as well as in its more enlightened<br />
state.
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