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Frost fair
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FROST FAIR
Printed upon the Ice on the
River Thames Jan 23d 1739/40
Behold the liquid Thames now frozen o'er
That lately ships of mighty Burthen bore;
Here Watermen for want to ron in Boats
Make use of Bronze to get them Pence & Groats :
Here you may print your name tho cannot Write
Cause numm;d with Cold: Tis done with great Delight!
And lay it by that Ages yet to come.
May see what things upon the Ice were done
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74891761 |
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| Description | First line reads: Behold the liquid Thames now frozen o'er. The sheet is almost entirely given to a large illustration with two four-line verses with the title & imprint beneath. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.1676 |
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| Description | Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust. |
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