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Saucy plough boy
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| English ballads > Occupations > Saucy plough boy |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74892283 |
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| Description | The saucy plough boy - first line reads: Come all you pretty maidens gay. Maiden I will ne'er deceive thee - first line reads: Maiden I will ne'er deceive thee. Mother dear - first line reads: Oft thou'st told me, Mother dear. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.1854 |
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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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