Elegies & laments
Mormon widows lament for the loss of their husband Brigham Young
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| English ballads > Elegies & laments > Mormon widows lament for the loss of their husband Brigham Young |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74897746 |
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| Description | Young was perhaps the most famous polygamist of the early church, he married some 50 women and had 57 known children. First line reads: You mormon knights both one and all wirrastrue. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.3713 |
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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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