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French, 'tis said
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| English ballads > Wars > Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) > French, 'tis said |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74893099 |
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| Description | Title from first line. Song, to the tune of Mother Casey. This ballads concerns Napoleon's proposed invasion of England. First line reads: The French, 'tis said. Beneath imprint: Nobleman, magistrates, and gentlemen, would do well by ordering a few dozen of the above tracts of their different booksellers, and causing them to be stuck up in the respective villages where they reside, and causing them to be stuck up in the respective villages where they reside, that the inhabitants may be convinced of the cruelty of the Corsican usurper. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2133 |
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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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