[30] The Glasgow Athenæum, p. 18.
[31] In the catalogue of the second portion of the library of the late Dr. David Laing, sold two or three years ago, there was a collection of chap-books (lot 795) in which this work is mentioned. The lot was “passed,” probably because it had disappeared, and consequently we have been unable to come across it. The fact is to be regretted, as there is every reason to believe the copy would be unique.
[32] Glasgow and its Clubs, 2nd ed., p. 82, note.
[33] Paisley Magazine.
[34] Glasgow and its Clubs, 2nd ed., p. 77.
[35] Humorous Chap-Books of Scotland, pp. 215–16.
[36] Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century, by John Ashton, p. vii. intro.
[37] Works of Allan Ramsay, Fullarton’s ed. vol. i. p. 17.
[38] Dr. Carlyle’s Autobiography, p. 89.
[39] Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character, 21st ed., p. viii.