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William McGonagall was born in Edinburgh in 1830. His father was a poor hand-loom weaver, and his work took his family to Glasgow, then to Dundee. William attended school for eighteen months before the age of seven, and received no further formal education. Later, as a mill worker, he used to read books in the evening, taking great interest in Shakespeare''s plays. In 1877, McGonagall suddenly discovered himself ''to be a poet''. Since then, thousands of people the world over have enjoyed the verse of Scotland''s alternative national poet.This volume brings together the three famous collections – Poetic Gems, More Poetic Gems and Last Poetic Gems, and also includes an introduction by Chris Hunt, the webmaster of the McGonagall website www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk, indexes of poem titles and first lines, and features the first publication of McGonagall''s only play, Jack o'' the Cudgel, written in 1886 but not performed publicly until 2002.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
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Proverbs, once described as ‘the wisdom of many and the wit of one’, offer unique insights the way of life and the social mores of past generations.This book features an introduction which explores the role of proverbs in Scottish culture and over 1,000 proverbs arranged in easily accessible A–Z format. Many have been commonly used for hundreds of years, but modern sayings are also included. The addition of a comprehensive glossary will help you fully appreciate these colourful and often humorous nuggets of wisdom and advice. Jock’s a mislear’d imp, but ye’re a rum deilJock may be mischievous, but he’s well behaved by your standards The fish that sooms in a dub will aye taste o’ mudYou can never change your upbringing When ye can suit yer shanks to my shoon, ye may speakDon’t speak about me until you’ve been in a similar situation yourself