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Edition - Bod4040

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for Wm. Armstrong, Banastre-street, Liverpool


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 12834

Title: The sailors journal

First Line: Twas post meridian, half past four

Authors:  Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814

Themes:  Sailors

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 22804

Title: Feyther and I

First Line: Mother were dead and sister were married

Authors:  Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814

Harding B 28(71)

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Edition - Bod4055

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V20766

Title: Country fashions

First Line: My father died a year ago, and left me all his riches

Tune: Mon at mester Grundy's

Performers:  Tayleure, John, 1782-1861

Performance Locations:  Theatre Royal

Notes:  Another edition forms part of Harding B 11(223).

Themes:  Fashions

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V5740

Title: Poor Mary Anne

First Line: Here beneath this willow sleepeth

Harding B 28(17)

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Edition - Bod4057

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-st.


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 15

Title: Love and murder

First Line: In Worcester town, and in Worcestershire

Themes:  Murder

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 1415

Title: Banks of Invarary

First Line: Early one summer's morning, along as I did pass

Harding B 28(24)

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Edition - Bod4058

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street

Notes:  Harding B 28(53) is another issue with a different illustration.


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V678

Title: Lily and rose

First Line: When first I saw Flora

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V5036

Title: Kitty Flanagan

First Line: In the dead of the night, when by whisky inspir'd

Themes:  Seduction

Harding B 28(25)

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Edition - Bod4059

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-st.


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 300

Title: The transports

First Line: Adieu to you judge and jurries [sic]

Themes:  Transported convict

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 7144

Title: Glasgow lassie

First Line: The first time that I saw my Glasgow lassie

Harding B 28(33)

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Edition - Bod4061

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V1621

Title: Henry's gone to the wars

First Line: Ah! my heart from my bosom did fly

Themes:  Soldiers

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V1622

Title: Henry's come from the wars

First Line: My fond heart leaps for joy when I see

Harding B 28(43)

Notes:  Printed on blue paper.


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Edition - Bod4062

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-st. Liverpool


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V8580

Title: Larry O'Broom

First Line: I am a poor weaver that's out of employ

Themes:  Unemployment

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 680

Title: The farmer's grey mare

First Line: Young Roger the miller, went a courting of late

Harding B 28(45)

Notes:  Printed on blue paper.


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Edition - Bod4063

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street

Notes:  Harding B 28(25) is another issue with a different illustration.


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V678

Title: Lily and rose

First Line: When first I saw Flora

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V5036

Title: Kitty Flanagan

First Line: In the dead of the night, when by whisky inspir'd

Themes:  Seduction

Harding B 28(53)

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Edition - Bod4064

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 1693

Title: When my old hat was new

First Line: I am a poor old man in years, come listen to my song

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 8918

Title: Robin Adair

First Line: What's this dull town to me

Authors:  Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

Harding B 28(56)

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Edition - Bod4066

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Liverpool


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 1121

Title: Remember the poor

First Line: Now winter is come, with it's cold chilling breath

Themes:  Winter

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 956

Title: The spotted cow

First Line: One morning in the month of May

Harding B 28(65)

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Edition - Bod4068

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Liverpool


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 24928

Title: The bay of Biscay, O

First Line: Loud roard the dreadful thunder

Authors:  Cherry, A. (Andrew), 1762-1812

Themes:  Shipwreck

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 1252

Title: The social fellow

First Line: Come, push the bowl about, and ne'er mind the score

Themes:  Drinking

Harding B 28(73)

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Edition - Bod4069

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-st.


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V7800

Title: Plains of Waterloo

First Line: The ancient sons of glory were all great men they say

Themes:  Waterloo, battle of, 1815

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V9630

Title: The wandering boy

First Line: The winter wind whistles along the wild moor

Themes:  Orphans

Harding B 28(76)

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Edition - Bod4070

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-st.


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V15743

Title: The old commodore

First Line: Od's blood! what a time for a seaman to skulk

Authors:  Lonsdale, Mark

Themes:  Sailors

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 512

Title: Colin and Phoebe

First Line: Well met, dearest Phoebe, O why in such haste

Harding B 28(77)

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Harding B 28(271)

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Edition - Bod4072

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 1269

Title: Ground for the floor

First Line: I liv'd in a wood for a number of years

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 22803

Title: Lash'd to the helm

First Line: In storms, when clouds obscure the sky

Harding B 28(81)

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Edition - Bod4073

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-st. Liverpool


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V5636

Title: The exciseman's blunder

First Line: To a village that skirted the sea

Notes:  Harding B 25(591) is another edition of this ballad alone.

Themes:  Smuggling

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V5400

Title: Sweet Poll of Plymouth

First Line: Sweet Poll of Plymouth was my dear

Authors:  O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833

Harding B 28(84)

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Edition - Bod4074

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street, Liverpool


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 22808

Title: The curley-headed boy

First Line: My farther [sic] was a farmer, a farmer [sic] son am I

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 1566

Title: Elwina, of Waterloo

First Line: The trumpet had sounded the signal for battle

Tune: Jessie o' Dumblane

Themes:  Waterloo, battle of, 1815

Harding B 28(86)

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Edition - Bod4076

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-st. Liverpool


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 379

Title: Jack and his brooms

First Line: There was an old farmer that liv'd in the West

Themes:  Marriage

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 2699

Title: Wounded hussar

First Line: Alone to the banks of the dark rolling Danube

Authors:  Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844

Themes:  Soldiers

Harding B 28(93)

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Harding B 28(103)

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Edition - Bod4077

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V12997

Title: Hey for the life of a soldier

First Line: When I was an infant, gossips would say

Themes:  Soldiers

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V33101

Title: Billy O'Rourke

First Line: In the county of Leitrim I first got my name

Harding B 28(94)

Notes:  Printed on blue paper.



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Edition - Bod4079

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 266

Title: The banks of Claudey

First Line: It was one summer's evening, in the pleasant month of May

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V842

Title: The much admired song, called Loose ev'ry sail

First Line: Loose ev'ry sail to the breeze

Authors:  Arne, Michael, 1741-1786

Themes:  Naval

Harding B 28(101)

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Edition - Bod4084

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V7660

Title: A new song, called Dennis Brulgruddery

First Line: I was born once at home when my mother was out

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V9183

Title: The sailor dear

First Line: Ye maidens pretty, in town and city

Themes:  Sailors

Harding B 28(117)

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Edition - Bod4085

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 1095

Title: Highland Mary

First Line: Ye banks and braes and streams around

Authors:  Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

Themes:  Death

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V299

Title: The waterman

First Line: Bound 'prentice to a waterman, who learn'd me to row

Themes:  Sailors

Harding B 28(118)

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Edition - Bod4089

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 3294

Title: Willow tree

First Line: O take me to your arms, love

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 1265

Title: A courting I went, I had nought else to do

First Line: The summer was over, my flocks were all shorn

Harding B 28(155)

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Edition - Bod4095

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 559

Title: Squire and milk maid

First Line: It's of a rich squire in Bristol doth dwell

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V4887

Title: Dolly Duggins

First Line: Lord, what folks I see one above another

Themes:  Domestic strife

Harding B 28(140)

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Edition - Bod4096

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong, Banastre-street, Liverpool


1st Ballad

Title: The Yankey sailor

First Line: It was one sweet May morning I met a damsel making hay

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 261

Title: Botany bay

First Line: Come all you young fellows wherever you be

Themes:  Transported convict

Harding B 28(142)

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Edition - Bod4098

Imprint Names:  Armstrong, W.

Imprint Locations:  Liverpool

Date  between 1820 and 1824

Imprint: Printed for W. Armstrong


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 193

Title: A new song, called Sweet Lemminy

First Line: As I was a walking, it was one summer's morning

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V3498

Title: Answer to Sweet Lemminy

First Line: The lark has left the nest and sings o'er the mountain

Harding B 28(146)

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Harding B 28(226)

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