Patriotism
Our ancesters [sic] were Englishmen
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| English ballads > Patriotism > Our ancesters [sic] were Englishmen |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74894437 |
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| Description | Our ancesters were English - first line reads: My ancestors were Englishmen, an Englishman am I. The morn was gay - first line reads: The morn was gay, but the bride wept fast. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2588 |
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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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