Works written in 1783 (5)

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  1. Bill Paterson

    Composed In August

    “Now westlin winds and slaught'ring guns ...”

    A song written in 1783 and performed by Bill Paterson

  2. John Gordon Sinclair

    Green Grow The Rashes

    “Green grow the rashes, o ...”

    A song written in 1783 and performed by John Gordon Sinclair

  3. Jonathan Watson

    My Nanie, O

    “Behind yon hills where Lugar flows ...”

    A song written in 1783 and performed by Jonathan Watson

  4. Elaine C Smith

    Poor Mailie's Elegy

    “Lament in rhyme, lament in prose ...”

    An elegy written in 1783 and performed by Elaine C Smith

  5. Blythe Duff

    The Death and Dying Words of Poor Mailie, The Author's Only Pet Yowe, An Unco Mournfu' Tale

    “As Mailie, an' her lambs thegither ...”

    A poem written in 1783 and performed by Blythe Duff

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