David Herd
David Herd (1732 - 1810) was a noted Scottish anthologist of songs and ballads and an 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 and fellow member of the Cape Club with the poet Robert Fergusson.…more
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 and fellow member of the Cape Club with the poet Robert Fergusson.…more
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Robert Fergusson and the Scots Humanist Compromise
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1984
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