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Rarest ballad that ever was seen.;The rarest old ballad that ever was seen, of the blind beggar's daughter of Bethnal-Green

Description: ESTC T168241 ; "It is of a blind beggar that long lost his sight,". ; In five columns with the title above the first two the first, second and fourth columns each have a woodcut while the third has two and the fifth none the columns are not separated by rules. ; First published ca. 1709 as 'The rarest ballad that ever was seen'.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1775?
Call number: 289740
Provenance: Purchased from Francis Edward, 1953. With the bookplate of C. W. Dyson Perrins. Previously bound with other ballads and broadside printed materials in a red grained morocco binding. The items were disbound and cataloged separately, see call numbers 289716-289788. The binding was retained, see call number: 195358.
Dimensions: 23 x 34 cm (oblong 1/2sheet
Associated people: Perrins, Charles William Dyson, (1864-1958,)
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The Dorsetshire garland. Or, the beggar's wedding

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289722

The beggars chorus or, the jovial crew. To an excellent new play-house tune

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289761

The cruel knight and the fortunate farmer's daughter

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ESTC T34453 ; Verse - "In famous York-city a farmer did dwell,". ; In four columns with the title above the first two the columns are not separated by rules. ; Another issue with the imprint "Printed and sold at no. 4, Aldermary church [sic] yard [sic]" is known.

289779

The ballad of the cloak: or, the cloak's knavery. Tune of, Packington's Pound

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ESTC N68231 ; A reprint of the song originally published with the title 'Cloak's knavery'. ; Song. "Come buy my new Ballet,". ; In this edition, the text is in three columns, with the title and two woodcuts above the first two columns. The columns are not separated by any rules. The first woodcut is of an old man walking. The second woodcut is of a man standing in front of two men sitting at a table. ; An attack on the Presbyterians' part in the commonwealth.

289777

The bloody gardener's cruelty ; or, the shepherd's daughter betray'd

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289749

A lamentable ballad of the tragical end of a gallant lord and a virtuous lady, and the untimely end of their two children, wickedly perform'd by a heathenish black-a-moor, their servant, the like never heard of before. To the tune of Flying fame, [sic]

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ESTC T206203 ; "In Rome a noble lord did wed,". ; In five columns with the title and woodcut above the first three the first three and the final two columns are separated by plain rules.

289769

Rarest ballad that ever was seen.;The rarest old ballad that ever was seen, of the blind beggar's daughter of Bethnal-Green

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