Romantic

William Thom

1789–1848


William Thom (1789–1848) is one of the Scottish song-writers whose lives Charles Rogers sketched in The Modern Scottish Minstrel (six volumes, Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1855–57).

This archive holds 5 songs printed under this poet's name in volume 3 of the anthology, in Rogers's spelling. Dates are those given in Rogers's memoir, which is the only source used here.

  1. Jeanie's Grave
  2. They Speak o' Wiles
  3. The Mitherless Bairn
  4. The Lass o' Kintore
  5. My Hameless Ha'
  6. The Blind Boy’s Pranks

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