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Melo-dramatic, tragi-comic medley

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(1) Melo-dramatic, tragi-comic medley
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DescriptionMelo-dramatic, tragi-comic medley - first line reads: Carry me back to Old Virginia. The felon's return to his native land - first line reads: Thrice hail lovely Erin, the land of my sire.
ShelfmarkCrawford.EB.1725
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Ireland
English ballads
DescriptionCollection 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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  • Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
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