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The Modern Scottish Minstrel Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Modern Scottish Minstrel novel. A total of 256 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Modern Scottish Minstrel.Volume I.by Various.PREFACE.Scotland has probably produced
The Modern Scottish Minstrel.Volume I.by Various.PREFACE.Scotland has probably produced a more patriotic and more extended minstrelsy than any other country in the world. Those Caledonian harp-strains, styled by Sir Walter Scott "gems of our own moun
- 56 CHARLIE IS MY DARLING.[57]'Twas on a Monday morning, Right early in the year, That Charlie cam' to our town, The young Chevalier.An' Charlie is my darling, My darling, my darling; Charlie is my darling, The young Chevalier.As Charlie he cam
- 55 Sweet land of the bay and the wild-winding deeps, Where loveliness slumbers at even, While far in the depth of the blue water sleeps, A calm little motionless heaven!Thou land of the valley, the moor, and the hill, Of the storm, and the proud-rolling wave
- 54 [49] Mr J. G. Lockhart.DONALD MACDONALD.AIR--_"Woo'd, and married, and a'."_ My name it is Donald Macdonald, I leeve in the Highlands sae grand; I hae follow'd our banner, and will do, Wherever my master[50] has land.When rankit a
- 53 "Wm. Tennant."The Shepherd's next literary undertaking was an edition of Burns, published at Glasgow. In this task he had an able coadjutor in the poet Motherwell. In 1831, he published a collected edition of his songs, which received a wid
- 52 "Would that 'Roderick' were in your hands for reviewing; I should desire no fairer nor more competent critic. But it is of little consequence what friends or enemies may do for it now; it will find its due place in time, which is slow but s
- 51 WALTER WATSON, 302 My Jockie 's far awa, 304 Maggie an' me, 305 Sit down, my cronie, 306 Braes o' Bedlay, 307 Jessie, 308 WILLIAM LAIDLAW, 310 Lucy's flittin', 314 Her bonnie black e'e, 316 Alake for the la.s.sie, 317 METRICA
- 50 The Modern Scottish Minstrel.Volume II.by Various.INTRODUCTION TO The Modern Gaelic Minstrelsy.[1]The suspicion which arose in regard to the authenticity of Ossian, subsequent to his appearance in the pages of Macpherson, has unjustly excited a misgiving
- 49 [158] Clanra.n.a.lds country. [159] Literally--Of blue steel. [160] Mac-Mhic-Alister, the patronymic of Glengary. [161] Castle Brahan, Seaforths seat. [162] _Gaelic_--Barrels of liquor, properly _buidealan_. END OF VOL. I.……
- 48 Nor stood the Catach[134] to his bratach[135]For dread of a belabouring, When up gets the Staghead, And raises his cabar on.Woe to the man of Folais,[136]When he to fight must challenge thee; Nor better fared the Roses[137]That lent _Monro_ their valiancy
- 47 When needy folk are pinch'd, alas!For money in a great degree; Ah, George's daughter--generous la.s.s-- Ne'er lets my pockets empty be; She keepeth me in drink, and stays By me in ale-houses and all, An' at once, without a word, she pa
- 46 All lightsome are beaming.When that lightfoot so airy, Her race is pursuing, Oh, what vision saw e'er a Feat of flight like her doing?She springs, and the spreading gra.s.s Scarce feels her treading, It were fleet foot that sped in Twice the time tha
- 45 "For as the sapling's st.u.r.dy stalk, Whose double twist is crossly strain'd, Such is thy fortune--sure to baulk At this extreme what there was gain'd."When Heaven its gracious manna hail'd, 'Twas vain who h.o.a.rded it
- 44 [105] These are his descriptions of "The Drunkard," "The Glutton," and "The Good and Wicked Pastor."A CLAGIONN.THE SKULL.As I sat by the grave, at the brink of its cave Lo! a featureless skull on the ground; The symbol I clas
- 43 ISABEL MACKAY--THE MAID ALONE.TO A PIOBRACH TUNE.This is one of those lyrics, of which there are many in Gaelic poetry, that are intended to imitate pipe music. They consist of three parts, called Urlar, Siubhal, and Crunluath. The first is a slow, monoto
- 42 Its bristles are low'ring With darkness; o'erpowering Are its waters, aye showering With onset so fell; Seem the kid and the yearling As rung their death-knell.XI.Every out-lying creature, How sinew'd soe'er, Seeks the refuge of shelte
- 41 Enough, after absence to meet me again, Thy steps still with ecstacy move; Enough, that those dear sober glances retain For me the kind language of love.METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM The Modern Gaelic Minstrelsy.ROBERT MACKAY (ROB DONN). Robert Mackay, calle
- 40 [82] "Rokeby," canto third.ALLEN-A-DALE.[83]Allen-a-Dale has no f.a.ggot for burning, Allen-a-Dale has no furrow for turning, Allen-a-Dale has no fleece for the spinning, Yet Allen-a-Dale has red gold for the winning; Come, read me my riddle! co
- 39 [77] The song of Lady Margaret in the first canto of "The Lady of the Lake."HAIL TO THE CHIEF WHO IN TRIUMPH ADVANCES![78]Hail to the chief who in triumph advances!Honour'd and bless'd be the ever-green pine!Long may the tree, in his b
- 38 IT WAS AN ENGLISH LADYE BRIGHT.[74]It was an English ladye bright (The sun s.h.i.+nes fair on Carlisle wall), And she would marry a Scottish knight, For Love will still be lord of all.Blithely they saw the rising sun, When he shone fair on Carlisle wall;
- 37 But ah! the poor fiddler soon chanced to die, As a' men to dust must return; An' the poor widow cried, wi' the tear in her e'e, That as lang as she lived she wad mourn.Alane by the hearth she disconsolate sat, Lamenting the day that sh
- 36 Surrounded wi' bent and wi' heather, Whare muirc.o.c.ks and plivers are rife, For mony lang towmond thegither, There lived an auld man and his wife.About the affairs o' the nation, The twasome they seldom were mute; Bonaparte, the French, a
- 35 VERSES TO A ROBIN RED-BREAST, WHICH VISITS THE WINDOW OF MY PRISON EVERY DAY.Welcome, pretty little stranger!Welcome to my lone retreat!Here, secure from every danger, Hop about, and chirp, and eat: Robin! how I envy thee, Happy child of Liberty!Now, thou
- 34 JAMES MONTGOMERY.James Montgomery, the spiritual character of whose writings has gained him the honourable designation of the Christian Poet, was born at Irvine, in the county of Ayr, on the 4th of November 1771. His father, John Montgomery, was a mission
- 33 Go, call for the mourners, and raise the lament, Let the tresses be torn, and the garments be rent; But give to the living thy pa.s.sion of tears Who walk in this valley of sadness and fears, Who are press'd by the combat, in darkness are lost, By th
- 32 [66] These verses are here first printed.WOULD YOU BE YOUNG AGAIN?[67]AIR--_"Ailen Aroon."_ Would you be young again?So would not I-- One tear to memory given, Onward I 'd hie. Life's dark flood forded o'er, All but at rest on sh.
- 31 [62] The wells of Weary are situated near the Windyknowe, beneath Salisbury Crags.THE HEIRESS.[63]GAELIC AIR--_"Mo Leannan Falnich."_ I 'll no be had for naething, I 'll no be had for naething, I tell ye, lads, that 's ae thing, S
- 30 Gi'e pillar'd fame to common men,-- Nae need o' cairns for ane like thee; In every cave, wood, hill, and glen, "WALLACE" remember'd aye shall be.THE AULD HOUSE.Oh, the auld house, the auld house!What though the rooms were wee
- 29 English bribes were a' in vain, Tho' puir, and puirer, we maun be; Siller canna buy the heart That beats aye for thine and thee.Will ye no, &c.We watch'd thee in the gloamin' hour, We watch'd thee in the mornin' gray; Though
- 28 Oh, lang the la.s.sie I had woo'd!An' truth and constancy had vow'd, But cam' nae speed wi' her I lo'ed, Until she saw fair Gowrie.I pointed to my faither's ha', Yon bonnie bield ayont the shaw, Sae loun' that
- 27 Saw ye nae my Peggy comin'Through Tillibelton's broom?I 'm frae Aberdagie, Ower the crafts o' Craigie, For aught I ken o' Peggie, She 's ayont the moon.'Twas but at the dawin', Clear the c.o.c.k was crawin', I
- 26 My soul, tho' dismay'd and distracted, Yet bends to thy awful decree.JOY OF MY EARLIEST DAYS.AIR--_"I'll never leave thee."_ Joy of my earliest days, Why must I grieve thee?Theme of my fondest lays, Oh, I maun leave thee! Leave th
- 25 Oh, haud ye leal and true, John!Your day it 's wearin' thro', John; And I 'll welcome you To the land o' the leal.Now, fare ye weel, my ain John, This warld's cares are vain, John; We 'll meet, and we 'll be fain, I
- 24 The new collection of minstrelsy, unexceptionable as it was in the words attached to all the airs, commanded a wide circulation, and excited general attention. The original contributions were especially commended, and some of them were forthwith sung by p
- 23 Amidst his extraordinary deserts as a naturalist, the merits of Alexander Wilson as a poet have been somewhat overlooked. His poetry, it may be remarked, though unambitious of ornament, is bold and vigorous in style, and, when devoted to satire, is keen a
- 22 The hawk whoops on high, and keen, keen from yon' cliff, Lo! the eagle on watch eyes the stag cold and stiff; The deer-hound, majestic, looks lofty around, While he lists with delight to the harp's distant sound; Is it swept by the gale, as it s
- 21 [36] These stanzas are in continuation of Burns's song, "John Anderson, my jo." Five other stanzas have been added to the continuation by some unknown hand, which will be found in the "Book of Scottish Song," p. 54.Glasgow, 1853.F
- 20 New pearlings are cause o' her sorrow-- New pearlings and plenis.h.i.+ng too; The bride that has a' to borrow Has e'en right muckle ado.Woo'd, and married, and a'; Woo'd, and married, and a'; And is na she very weel aff,
- 19 THE WEE PICKLE TOW.[32]A lively young la.s.s had a wee pickle tow, And she thought to try the spinnin' o't; She sat by the fire, and her rock took alow, And that was an ill beginnin' o't.Loud and shrill was the cry that she utter'
- 18 And braw Tibby Fowler, the heiress, Will perk at the top o' the ha', Encircled wi' suitors, whase care is To catch up the gloves when they fa'.Repeat a' her jokes as they 're cleckit, And haver and glower in her face, When to
- 17 To Joanna, Scott inscribed his fragmental drama of "Macduff's Cross,"which was included in a Miscellany published by her in 1823.Though a penury of incident, and a defectiveness of skill in sustaining an increasing interest to the close, wi
- 16 Go to Berwick, Johnnie, And regain your honour; Drive them ower the Tweed, And show our Scottish banner.I am Rob, the King, And ye are Jock, my brither; But, before we lose her, We 'll a' there thegither.[26] These stanzas are founded on some li
- 15 AIR--_"Johnnie's Gray Breeks."_ Jenny's heart was frank and free, And wooers she had mony, yet The sang was aye, "Of a' I see, Commend me to my Johnnie yet.For ear' and late, he has sic gate To mak' a body cheerie,
- 14 Should you forsake my sight, Day would to me be night; Sad, I would shun its light, Heartless and weary.[20] From Albyn's "Anthology," vol. i. p. 42. Edinburgh, 1816, 4to.JOHN MAYNE.John Mayne, chiefly known as the author of "The Sille
- 13 DINNA THINK, BONNIE La.s.sIE.[19]TUNE--_"Clunie's Reel."_ "Oh, dinna think, bonnie la.s.sie, I 'm gaun to leave thee!Dinna think, bonnie la.s.sie, I 'm gaun to leave thee; Dinna think, bonnie la.s.sie, I 'm gaun to leave
- 12 I listen, poor fool! and I greet; Yet how sweet are the tears as they fa'!"Dear la.s.sie," he cries, wi' a jeer, "Ne'er heed what the auld anes will say; Though we 've little to brag o', near fear-- What 's gow
- 11 "Far hae I wander'd to see thee, dear la.s.sie!Far hae I ventured across the saut sea; Far hae I travell'd ower moorland and mountain, Houseless and weary, sleep'd cauld on the lea.Ne'er hae I tried yet to mak love to onie, For ne
- 10 Hector Macneill was born on the 22d of October 1746, in the villa of Rosebank, near Roslin; and, to to use his own words, "amidst the murmur of streams and the shades of Hawthornden, may be said to have inhaled with life the atmosphere of a poet.&quo
- 9 Nae langer she wept, her tears were a' spent; Despair it was come, and she thought it content; She thought it content, but her cheek was grown pale, And she droop'd like a snow-drop broke down by the hail.Her father was sad, and her mother was w
- 8 TUNE--_"The Mucking o' Geordie's Byre."_ Oh, grand bounds the deer o'er the mountain, And smooth skims the hare o'er the plain; At noon, the cool shade by the fountain Is sweet to the la.s.s and her swain.The ev'ning sit
- 7 ALEXANDER, DUKE OF GORDON.Alexander, the fourth Duke of Gordon, was born in the year 1743, and died on the 17th of January 1827, in the eighty-fourth year of his age.Chiefly remembered as a kind patron of the poet Burns, his name is likewise ent.i.tled to
- 6 The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, But glory remains when their lights fade away.Begin, ye tormentors, your threats are in vain, For the son of Alknomook will never complain.Remember the arrows he shot from his bow; Remember your chiefs by
- 5 A SONG ON THE TIMES.TUNE--_"Broom of the Cowdenknows."_ I.When I began the world first, It was not as 'tis now; For all was plain and simple then, And friends were kind and true: Oh, the times, the weary, weary times!The times that I now se
- 4 II.Without glebe or manse settled on him by law, No stipend to sue for, nor vic'rage to draw; In discharge of his office he holds him content, With a croft and a garden, for which he pays rent.Derry down, &c.III.With a neat little cottage and furnitu
- 3 V.Says the Clown, when I tell him to do what he ought, "Sir, whatever your character be, To obey you in this I will never be brought, And it 's _wrong_ to be meddling with me."Says my Wife, when she wants this or that for the house, "O
- 2 But thus, poor thing, to lose her life, Aneath a bleedy villain's knife, I 'm really fleyt that our guidwife Will never win aboon 't ava: O! a' ye bards benorth Kinghorn, Call your muses up and mourn, Our Ewie wi' the crookit horn
- 1 The Modern Scottish Minstrel.Volume I.by Various.PREFACE.Scotland has probably produced a more patriotic and more extended minstrelsy than any other country in the world. Those Caledonian harp-strains, styled by Sir Walter Scott "gems of our own moun