“And O! be sure to fear the Lord alway, And mind your duty, duly, morn and night; Lest in temptation’s path ye gang astray, Implore His counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright.” Not even the biological urgencies of youthful lust can shake the securities of hierarchy depicted here. When a young neighbour lad arrives to visit the daughter of the house, “The wily mother sees the conscious flame / Sparkle in Jenny’s e’e, and flush her cheek” but the youth is identified as “nae wild, worthless rake” so the family welcomes him, an appropriate suitor behaving impeccably.
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Dingwall kids celebrate daft days in run-up to festive season thanks to collaboration with local poet and retailer Lidl By Hector MacKenzie
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Updated: 21:41, 14 December 2020
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DINGWALL primary school children had fun learning about the daft days of Christmas thanks to a special hook-up which explored local Gaelic heritage.
Hosted in partnership with local poet, Anne Frater, a workshop explored the history of the period and taught pupils how to pen their own ode to the festive period.
Lidl backed Gaelic poetry by supporting the next generation of bards with a virtual workshop for Dingwall Primary School pupils.