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Poor Westminster's lament

(44) Poor Westminster's lament

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(1) Poor Westminster's lament
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DescriptionDated in pencil beneath the second column '1840'. Poor Westminster's lament - first line reads: Oh dear! what a fuss and a bother. Greenwich watermen and victory - first line reads: You Greenwich heroes blythe and gay. In two columns.
ShelfmarkCrawford.EB.2665
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DescriptionCollection 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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