Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758, The gentle shepherd, , MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
- Title(s):
- The gentle shepherd, : a pastoral comedy; / by Allan Ramsay.
- Additional Title(s):
- Gentle shepherd. Libretto
- Published/Created:
- Glasgow : Printed by A. Foulis, and sold by D. Allan, Dickson's Closs, Edinburgh, also by J. Murray, No. 32 Fleet-Street, and C. Elliot, Strand, London, MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, x pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 111 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 17 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 18 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait, music ; 29 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR3657 A7 1788+ Copy 1 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR3657 A7 1788+ Copy 2 Oversize[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR3657 A7 1788+ Copy 3 Oversize[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR3657 A7 1788+ Copy 4 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/579591
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- BAC: British Art Center has 4 copies. Copy 1 is the Abbey copy. Copy 2 has the bookplate of James W. Alston. Copy 3 has the bookplate of Charles Selwin, and is bound by C. Smith. Copy 3 has the autographs of Alexander Pope, James Bruce, and Thomas George Street. Copy 4 has the addition of pen and ink drawings of the original plates.
Engravings by David Allan.
Frontispiece portrait signed: A. Ramsay ad. viv. del; D. Allan sc. Edinr. 1788.
Dedicated to Gavin Hamilton, esq.
First published in 1725; " ... after the success of [John Gay's] The Beggar's opera [Ramsay] added 18 Scottish airs to produce a ballad opera which was first performed by the boys of Haddington Grammar School in 1729 and frequently staged in Edinburgh after 1745."--Grove Music online, oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic. Accessed 8/21/2024.
English short title catalogue, T60190
Gaskell, P. Bibliography of the Foulis Press, 688
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, entry 244
Martin, Burns. Allan Ramsay, 216
"Glossary"--Pages 1-17, sixth sequence - Subject Terms:
- Alston, James W. -- Bookplate (BAC)Bruce, James, 1730–1794 -- Pres. insc. to Mr. Pope, 1790 (BAC)Engraving -- Specimens -- 1788.Love -- Drama -- Early works to 1800.Love -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.Love.Operas -- Librettos.Operas -- Scotland -- 18th century -- Librettos.Pastoral drama, English -- 18th century -- Scottish authors.Pope, Alexander, 1763–1835 -- Pres. insc. to Thomas George Street Esqr., 1827Scotland -- Drama -- Early works to 1800.Scotland.Selwin, Charles -- Bookplate (BAC)Shepherds -- Drama -- Early works to 1800.Shepherds -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.Shepherds.Smith, C. -- Bookbinder.Street, Thomas George -- Pres. insc. from Alexr. Pope, 1827 (BAC)Walker, Julian A. -- Bookplate.
- Form/Genre:
- aquatints (prints)
Ballad operas.
Drama.
Early works.
Humor.
Aquatints -- 1788.
Ballad operas.
Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- Scotland -- 18th century.
Librettos -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 1788.
Comedies -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 1788. - Export:
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- [Engraved music, 18 pages at end]: The wawking of the fauld
- Fy gar rub her o'er wi' strae
- Polward on the green
- O dear mother, what shall I do
- Nansy's to the green-wood gone
- Cauld kail in Aberdeen
- Mucking of Georgy's byre
- Carle, an' the king come
- The yello-hair'd ladie
- By the delicious warmness of thy mouth
- [Sun, gallop down the westlin skies ...]
- Happy clown
- Leith wynd
- O'er bogie
- [Jenny said to Jockey, gin ye winna tell ...]
- Kirk wad let me be
- Woes my heart that we shou'd sunder
- Tweed side
- Bush aboon Traquair
- The bonny grey-ey'd morn
- Corn-riggs.
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