Disasters
Wreck of the St George of 98 guns, and the Defence of 74
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| English ballads > Disasters > Wreck of the St George of 98 guns, and the Defence of 74 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74895316 |
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| Description | First line reads: Now listen you landsmen that dwell safe/ on shore. In one column with a woodcut above the title. [Caused by the storm that raged across the North Sea at Christmas 1811.] |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2885 |
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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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