SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 135 Title : Twa Queens Author(s): Sheena Blackhall Copyright holder(s): Sheena Blackhall Text Lace an pomanders, pearls an ruffs, Spanish galleons, dauncin bears, Streets wi a thoosan different guffs, Lark for denner, or potted hares. Walter Raleigh an Francis Drake Braved the tide fur the English Queen. The croon sat ill on her royal heid, Till her cousin Mary's sheen war teem. Mary played in the Dauphin's coort, Bonnie an jimp, an blythe an braw, An thocht that life should be luv and sport, Till the heidsman sneckit her life awa. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 2003 Word count: 80 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Finavon Press Publication year: 2004 Place of publication: Angus ISBN/ISSN: 0954168968 Text setting Education: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 112 Forenames: Sheena Surname: Blackhall Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 16 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Brought up Protestant, now Buddhist Occupation: Writer and supply teacher Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Aberdeen Region of residence: Aberdeen Residence CSD dialect area: Abd Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Manager of Deeside Omnibus Service Father's place of birth: Aboyne Father's region of birth: Aberdeen Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Private Secretary Mother's place of birth: Aberdeen Mother's region of birth: Aberdeen Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Elementary. Gaelic choir. Poetry. Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: