Castles in the Air (I)

DESCRIPTION: "The bonnie, bairn, who sits poking in the ase, Glowering in the fire wi' his wee, round face" is imagining "castles in the air." He sees soldiers pull them down. The child is not the only one imagining such things; many have dreams of castles in the air
AUTHOR: Words: James Ballantine
EARLIEST DATE: 1843 (Ballantine, The Gaberlunzie's Wallet)
KEYWORDS: children | imagination castle
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
ShillingSongBook3, p. 65, "Castles in the Air" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: James Ballantine, _The Gaberlunzie's Wallet_, John Menzies (Edinburgh), 1843 (available on Google Books), pp. 65-66, "The Bonnie. Bonnie Bairn" (1 text)
Roud #13494
BROADSIDES:
NLScotland, L.C.Fol.178.A.2(036, "Building Castles in the Air,"James Lindsay (Glasgow), 1852-1859
File: ShS3065

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