John Bull & his party or, do it again - Politics & government - English ballads

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(1) John Bull & his party or, do it again

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https://digital.nls.uk/74891611

Description

John Bull & his party - first line reads: As the shamrock, the rose, and the thistle were/ meeting. I'll not beguile thee from thy home - first line reads: I'll not beguile thee from thy home. In two columns.

Shelfmark

Crawford.EB.1626

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Form / genre:

Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides

Dates / events:

1845-1848 [Probable date printed]
Home rule Ireland, 1800-1921 [Date/event in text]
1800-1900 [Date printed]

Places:

Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place printed]

Subject / content:

Politics
Ballads

Person / organisation:

John Bull (Symbolic character) [Subject of text]

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English ballads

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.

Attribution and copyright:

Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

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