Ballads

Musical genre; tradition of performing literary ballads (from medieval to contemporary popular ones) as a song

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A collection of original comic songs and others , Never before Published. By Oddibus, Funnybus, Esq. Asmatographer to the Court of Comus.
Oddibus, FunnybusDate: 1765
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Lyrical ballads, with other poems . In two volumes. By W. Wordsworth.
Wordsworth, William 1770-1850.Date: 1800
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Down the burn Davy's garland , containing six excellent new songs. 1. Down the burn Davy. 2. The raking down the haycock. 3. The rakish husband, 4. A new song, call'd Jemmy Bowling. 5. The wandring Black-Bird. 6. The young Man's Lamentation. Licensed and entered accordding to order.
Date: 1790
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[ ] A new loyal song, for the 1st of January, 1793; the 104th year of Britain's liberty
Date: 1792
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Honest amusemenst [sic], being a collection of political songs , compos'd for the diversion of all loyal societies. Dedicated to Mr. George Flint, author of the Shift shifted.
Date: 1716

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Ballads, English - Early works to 1800

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English poetry - 18th century

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Ballads, German - Translations into English - Early works to 1800

English drama - 18th century

Ballads, German - Early works to 1800

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A collection of original comic songs and others , Never before Published. By Oddibus, Funnybus, Esq. Asmatographer to the Court of Comus.

Lyrical ballads, with other poems . In two volumes. By W. Wordsworth.

Down the burn Davy's garland , containing six excellent new songs. 1. Down the burn Davy. 2. The raking down the haycock. 3. The rakish husband, 4. A new song, call'd Jemmy Bowling. 5. The wandring Black-Bird. 6. The young Man's Lamentation. Licensed and entered accordding to order.

[ ] A new loyal song, for the 1st of January, 1793; the 104th year of Britain's liberty

Honest amusemenst [sic], being a collection of political songs , compos'd for the diversion of all loyal societies. Dedicated to Mr. George Flint, author of the Shift shifted.

Verses composed on the disgraceful traffic at present carried on of raising and selling the newly buried dead / William Smith.

The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by J. June after W. Hogarth.

The lovely northerne lasse : VVho in this ditty here complaining, shewes vvhat harme she got milking he[r] dadyes ewes. To a pleasant Scotch tune, called, The broome of Cowdon knowes.

The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1741.

Two homeless orphans (a girl and a young woman) singing ballads to a family. Engraving by J. Romney after W. Gill.

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A collection of original comic songs and others , Never before Published. By Oddibus, Funnybus, Esq. Asmatographer to the Court of Comus.

Lyrical ballads, with other poems . In two volumes. By W. Wordsworth.

Down the burn Davy's garland , containing six excellent new songs. 1. Down the burn Davy. 2. The raking down the haycock. 3. The rakish husband, 4. A new song, call'd Jemmy Bowling. 5. The wandring Black-Bird. 6. The young Man's Lamentation. Licensed and entered accordding to order.

[ ] A new loyal song, for the 1st of January, 1793; the 104th year of Britain's liberty

Honest amusemenst [sic], being a collection of political songs , compos'd for the diversion of all loyal societies. Dedicated to Mr. George Flint, author of the Shift shifted.

Verses composed on the disgraceful traffic at present carried on of raising and selling the newly buried dead / William Smith.

The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by J. June after W. Hogarth.

The lovely northerne lasse : VVho in this ditty here complaining, shewes vvhat harme she got milking he[r] dadyes ewes. To a pleasant Scotch tune, called, The broome of Cowdon knowes.

The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1741.

Two homeless orphans (a girl and a young woman) singing ballads to a family. Engraving by J. Romney after W. Gill.

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