Winter Evening Tales: Collected Among the Cottagers in the South of ScotlandEdinburgh University Press, 2002 - 601 pages "Hogg left a written record of three of his many journeys to the Highlands, those of 1802, 1803 and 1804, and in Highland Journeys he offers a thoughtful and deeply-felt response to the Highland Clearances. He gives vivid pictures of his experiences, including a narrow escape from a Navy press-gang, and a Sacrament day with one minister preaching in English and another in Gaelic. Hogg also explains aspects of Gaelic culture such as the waulking songs, and he describes the trade in kelp, lucrative to the landowners but back-breaking and ill-paid for the workers. Highland Journeys makes a refreshing contribution to our understanding of early nineteenth-century travel writing"--Publisher description. |
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Page 236
... side , to see if the Kelso fo'k wad settle within their ain doors , an ' mind their ain business . I hadna ' been lang at the water side , till I sees a hare sitting sleeping in her den . Now , thinks I , that wad be a good dinner for ...
... side , to see if the Kelso fo'k wad settle within their ain doors , an ' mind their ain business . I hadna ' been lang at the water side , till I sees a hare sitting sleeping in her den . Now , thinks I , that wad be a good dinner for ...
Page 359
... side , That walked or played with blithesome glee , For they were lythe of lire and limb , 336 35 40 And O , but ... side to side . King Gregory went to his chamber , And looked around with joyful brow ; He looked into his royal bed ...
... side , That walked or played with blithesome glee , For they were lythe of lire and limb , 336 35 40 And O , but ... side to side . King Gregory went to his chamber , And looked around with joyful brow ; He looked into his royal bed ...
Page 594
... side to side howe : hollow , low - lying patch of ground hurdies : buttocks , hips , haunches huzza : shout of exultation or applause huzzy : frivolous woman or servant - girl ilka : each , every , same ill - faur'd : ill - favoured ...
... side to side howe : hollow , low - lying patch of ground hurdies : buttocks , hips , haunches huzza : shout of exultation or applause huzzy : frivolous woman or servant - girl ilka : each , every , same ill - faur'd : ill - favoured ...
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