From James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, United Kingdom
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Wrappers. Spine a little worn, covers somewhat faded. "The corn was turnin , hairst was near, / But lang afore the scythes could start / A sough o' war gaed through the land / An' stirred it to its benmost hear. / Nae ours the blame, but when it came / We couldna pass the challenge by, / For credit o' our honest name / There could be but the ae reply. / An' buirdly men, fae strath an' glen, / An' shepherds fae the bucht an' hill, / Will show them a', whate'er befa', / Auld Scotland counts for something still." Charles Murray (1864-1941) left his native Scotland for South Africa in 1888, but remained loyal to the Doric vernacular; he is best remembered for Hamewith (1900, but repeatedly revised); his A Sough o' War has some fine moments ("When Will the War be By?" - "'This year, neist year, sometime, never,' . . ."). A veteran of the Boer War, Murray served in the Great War as a lieutenant-colonel in the South African Defence Force. Seller Inventory # GW100085
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Sough o' War: [poems]
Publisher: London: Constable
Publication Date: 1917
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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