Romantic

David Webster

1787–1837


David Webster (1787–1837) 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 3 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. Tak It, Man; Tak It
  2. Oh, Sweet Were the Hours
  3. Pate Birnie

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