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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Songs, English - Early works to 1800

Ballads, English - Early works to 1800

Broadsides - England - London - Early works to 1800

English poetry - 18th century

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

Ballads, German - Early works to 1800

Sex - Humor - Early works to 1800

English drama - 18th century

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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.

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 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.

Ballads

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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.

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 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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