Literature & Theatre
To the friends of virtue and liberty
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| English ballads > Literature & Theatre > To the friends of virtue and liberty |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74894047 |
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| Description | On the controversy which arose in 1767 upon the awarding of a royal patent, allowing plays to be performed legally, to David Ross, manager of the Canongate theatre? Opposition to this was led by George Stayley. First line reads: Is there a man. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2454 |
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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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