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[Collection of 38 English ballad broadsides and 10 pamphlets].
Title:
[Collection of 38 English ballad broadsides and 10 pamphlets].
Physical Description:
48 unnumbered pieces : illustrations, [1790?-1800?]
General Note:
Imprints vary or are wanting: 24 printed in London, 8 in Birmingham, et al.

Most items illustrated with a woodcut.
Language:
English
Contents:
The three merry butchers and ten highwaymen -- The sincere Ch[r]istian's devout companion (1796) -- The cries of a wounded conscience (1796) -- A lamentable ballad of the tragical end of a gallant lord and virtuous lady -- King John and the abbot of Canterbury -- The history of Guy, Earl of Warwick (1796) -- Fair Rosamond, Henry the second's concubine -- The dame of honor; or, Hospitality -- The Comus's chaplet, being a choice collection of 21 songs -- The trumpet sounds a victory -- How sweets the love, that meets return -- An excellent garland -- The Leeds tragedy; or The bloody brother -- Pretty Sally's garland; or Johnny's kind courtship -- Johnny Armstrong's death, and all his brave men -- The weeping mother -- The flighted father, or The unnatural son justly reclaimed -- The crafty lover; or The lawyer-out-witted -- The Berkshire tragedy, or, The Wittam miller (1796) -- The thorn -- Jessy, the flow'r o'Dumblain -- The woodpecker -- Oh! Cruel -- The answer to "Oh! Cruel." -- The history of Will Brown, the poacher; and his daughter Betsey; with some account of Squire Field's family -- The butcher's daughter's policy, or, Lustful lord well fitted -- Poor Robin's dream; commonly called Poor charity -- The Ulster tragedy -- The colier -- Tom Starboard -- The poor soldier's daughter -- Careless Billy -- The babes in the wood -- The London sights -- Hey for the life of a soldier -- Dennis M'Phane -- The British Neptune; or, Convivial songster -- The bloody gardener's cruelty: or, The shepherd's daughter betrayed -- The Yarmouth tragedy; or, The constant lovers -- A sup of good whisky -- Wednesbury concert -- An address to the unfortunate female, shewing how she may be delivered from trouble, and become truly happy -- Quite politely -- The fashions or Farmer Stump's journey to London -- Scotch Betty: a true story of a poor woman, who was run over by a waggon -- The margate steam yacht -- Two carols for Christmas -- Four new carols.
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