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Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc., Volume 2
Excerpt from Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc., Volume 2:
Now dig me, companions, a grave dark and deep,
Lay a stone at my head and a turf at my feet,
And 0 I'll ly down, and I'll take a long seep.
About the Publisher: Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Now dig me, companions, a grave dark and deep,
Lay a stone at my head and a turf at my feet,
And 0 I'll ly down, and I'll take a long seep.
About the Publisher: Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1776
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About the author
David Herd
8 booksDavid Herd (1732 - 1810) was a noted Scottish anthologist of songs and ballads and antiquary.
He was clerk to an accountant in Edinburgh, where he became a well-known figure among the literati. He devoted his leisure to collecting old Scottish poems and songs. In 1769 he published his first compilation of nearly 60 'heroic ballads' and 300 songs as Ancient Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, etc. Later enlarged editions appeared in 1776 and 1791.
Herd was a friend of the poet Robert Fergusson and a fellow member of Edinburgh's Cape Club.
He was clerk to an accountant in Edinburgh, where he became a well-known figure among the literati. He devoted his leisure to collecting old Scottish poems and songs. In 1769 he published his first compilation of nearly 60 'heroic ballads' and 300 songs as Ancient Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, etc. Later enlarged editions appeared in 1776 and 1791.
Herd was a friend of the poet Robert Fergusson and a fellow member of Edinburgh's Cape Club.
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