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Parody on the Mosaic account of the creation, and destruction of the world by the deluge

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https://digital.nls.uk/85447164

Description

" ... to the tune of Derry down : Published by Mr Thomas Harper of the ward of Farringdon Without; one of the candidates for the office of common councilman in that ward. Extracted verbatim from a work printed for and sold by him at 207, Fleet Street, entitled "The Constitution of Freemasonry, or Ahiman Rezon; to which is added a selection of Masonic songs, &c. revised, corrected, and improved, with additions, from the original of the late Lawrence Dermott, Esq. By Thomas Harper, deputy Grand-master. London: Printed by T. Burton, Little Queen Street, for the editor. 1801." Octavo. Song xxxiv. pages 175-179." First line reads: Pray lend me your ears, my dear brethren, awhile. A satire on Freemasonry: with a satirical account of a meeting of the inhabitants of Farringdon Without, held December 16th, 1820, printed on the verso. In two columns.

Shelfmark

Crawford.EB.3016

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Form / genre:

Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides

Dates / events:

1820 [Probable date printed]
1820 [Date printed]

Places:

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

Subject / content:

Parody
Satire (artistic device)
Ballads
Elections
Election districts
Politics
City councils

Person / organisation:

Harper, Thomas, Freemason [Subject of text]
Burton, Thomas [Printer]
Thomas, Edward (Printer of London) [Printer]

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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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