The Songs of Scotland Ancient And Modern With An Introduction And Notes Histo
The Songs of Scotland Ancient And Modern With An Introduction And Notes Histo
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Saint Bryde and her brat. Saint Colme and his hat. Saint IMichael and his spear. Keep this house from the weir.
At the period when such lyrical prayers were popular, it required the strong protection of a military saint to save a house from being berried by the borderers, who, when they put their feet into the stirrup to make a foray into Scotland or England, chanted a rhyming prayer, which was never uttered perhaps without some honest person being the poorer for it before morning.
He that orda...ined us to be born. Send us mair meat for the morn : Come by right, or come by wrang, Christ, let us never fast owre lang. But blythely spend what's gaily got — Ride, Rowland, hough's i' the pot.
But to follow song through all the capricious windings of superstition would require more knowledge than I 140 SCOTTISH SONGS.
possess, and more patience than is usually the lot of those who seek information about such light matters. I cannot, however, avoid noticing the metrical charms which were once commonly sung on many occasions, by which man brought, or imagined he brought, some- thing of the influence of both worlds, of good and evil, to the assistance of his labours or his designs.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Saint Bryde and her brat. Saint Colme and his hat. Saint IMichael and his spear. Keep this house from the weir.
At the period when such lyrical prayers were popular, it required the strong protection of a military saint to save a house from being berried by the borderers, who, when they put their feet into the stirrup to make a foray into Scotland or England, chanted a rhyming prayer, which was never uttered perhaps without some honest person being the poorer for it before morning.
He that orda...ined us to be born. Send us mair meat for the morn : Come by right, or come by wrang, Christ, let us never fast owre lang. But blythely spend what's gaily got — Ride, Rowland, hough's i' the pot.
But to follow song through all the capricious windings of superstition would require more knowledge than I 140 SCOTTISH SONGS.
possess, and more patience than is usually the lot of those who seek information about such light matters. I cannot, however, avoid noticing the metrical charms which were once commonly sung on many occasions, by which man brought, or imagined he brought, some- thing of the influence of both worlds, of good and evil, to the assistance of his labours or his designs.
What to read after The Songs of Scotland Ancient And Modern With An Introduction And Notes Histo?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Robert Burns And Allan Cunningham to read onlineMoreLess
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