Song for the anniversary meeting of the Pitt Club of Scotland, written out by Susan Ferrier, 1814
Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/1/10
Scope and Contents
Song for the anniversary meeting of the Pitt Club of Scotland, 1814. Authored by Sir Walter Scott, and taken down by Miss [Susan] Ferrier.
Begins: 'O dread was the time [and] more dreadful the omen / when the brave on marching lay slaughter'd in vain...'
Song is compiled of 5 verses, each spanning 8 lines. Dramatic and nationalistic is invoked through broad iambic tetrameter and an approximate ABAB rhyme scheme.
Dates
- Creation: 1814
Creator
- Ferrier, Susan Edmonstone, 1782-1854 (Scottish novelist) (Transcriber, Person)
- Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet) (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
2 folios
Language of Materials
English
Previous reference
Dk.3.810
Processing Information
Catalogued by Elin Crotty in April 2026.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk