Two Ancient Scottish Poems

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This collection of ancient Scottish poems is a must-read for anyone interested in Scottish history and culture. The Gaberlunzie-Man and Christ's Kirk on the Green are two of Scotland's most enduring and beloved poems, and this edition features extensive notes and observations to provide context and deepen your understanding of these works. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Two Ancient Scottish Poems: The Gaberlunzie-Man, and Christ's Kirk on the Green; With Notes and Observations We have published these little poems, which tradition ascribes to James the Fifth of Scotland, with a few notes, as a specimen of the advantages which Etymology may derive from comparing those called original, and sister languages, and their various dialects. The science of Etymology has, of late years, fallen into disrepute, rather, I believe, from the ignorance or negligence of some of its professed admirers, than because it is of little utility of importance to the Republic of Letters. But many attempts, and sometimes with success, have been made in this kind of investigation. The Dutch has been illustrated by the Frisian and Teutonic; the English by the Anglo-Saxon; and the German has been explained, with much labour and care, by Wachter, and others, from the ancient monuments of the Francs, Goths, and Alamanni. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Two Ancient Scottish Poems: The Gaberlunzie-Man, and Christ's Kirk on the Green; With Notes and Observations Had the laborious Johnfon been'better ac: quainted with the Oriental tongues, or had he even underflood the firfl rudiments of the Northern languages from which the Engliih and Scots derive their origin, his bulky volumes had not prefented to us the melancholy truth, That: unwearied induftry, devoid of fettled principles, avails only to add one error to anoa ther. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.