The gentle shepherd, : a pastoral comedy; / by Allan Ramsay.
Alternate 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
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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.
Contents:
[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.
Subject Terms:
Shepherds -- Drama -- Early works to 1800. | Shepherds -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. | Love -- Drama -- Early works to 1800. | Love -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. | Scotland -- Drama -- Early works to 1800. | Pastoral drama, English -- 18th century -- Scottish authors. | Operas -- Scotland -- 18th century -- Librettos. | Love. | Operas -- Librettos. | Shepherds. | Scotland. | Alston, James W. -- Bookplate (BAC) | Bruce, James, 1730–1794 -- Pres. insc. to Mr. Pope, 1790 (BAC) | Street, Thomas George -- Pres. insc. from Alexr. Pope, 1827 (BAC) | Pope, Alexander, 1763–1835 -- Pres. insc. to Thomas George Street Esqr., 1827 | Selwin, Charles -- Bookplate (BAC) | Walker, Julian A. -- Bookplate. | Smith, C. -- Bookbinder. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1788.