Old age & death
I'd choose to be a daisey [sic]
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| English ballads > Old age & death > I'd choose to be a daisey [sic] |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74893882 |
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| Description | Three ballads. I'd choose to be a daisey - first line reads: I'd choose to be a daisy, if I might be a flower. Old friend, John - first line reads: Tis forty years, my old friend John. Gentle sweet Jenny Gray - first line reads: My heart is sad, I'll tell you why. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2397 |
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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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