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Triumph of election, or Wood, the choice of the people
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| English ballads > Politics & government > Triumph of election, or Wood, the choice of the people |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74892475 |
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| Description | Sir Matthew Wood was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1815 and unusually, re-elected in 1816 - the theme of this ballad. First line reads: Come listen awhile I'll not keep you long. Tune: - The roast beef of old England. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.1920 |
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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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