Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: A. Ryle and Co., Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Notes: Harding B 11(2126) is another issue
Title: A life on the ocean wave
First Line: A life on the ocean wave
Authors: Serjeant, E.
Themes: Naval
Title: I love but thee
First Line: If after all you still will doubt and fear me
Authors: Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: A. Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Notes: Part of a sheet of two ballads; see Johnson Ballads 3075.
Title: The orphan in distress
First Line: The thunder roars loudly, the wind howls around me
Tune: The angels whisper
Themes: Orphans
Notes: Slip.
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Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Rial and Co., Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials, London
Notes: Firth b.26(217) is another issue Firth b.26(217) is another issue
Title: Great gals at home. Parody on \"Old folks at home\"
First Line: Way down by old Thames river
Themes: Drinking - women , Fighting
Title: Trees of the forest. Companion to \"Shells of the ocean\"
First Line: I wander'd through the forest glade
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: A. Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Notes: Harding B 11(2115) is another issue Firth b.26(229) is another issue
Title: Let us be happy together
First Line: Come let us be happy together
Authors: Jefferys, Charles, 1807-1865
Title: Oh, here's to the holly
First Line: Oh here's to the holly
Themes: Holly
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Notes: The same setting of type as Harding B 11(38) but with a different imprint and a different first ballad.
Title: Black ey'd Susiannah
First Line: I've been to the east I've been to the west
Subjects: United States
Themes: Blackface minstrelsy
Title: I'm quite a ladieg' [sic] man
First Line: I'm quite a ladies' man, in fact, the belles they all declare
Themes: Dandies
Title: The wild white rose
First Line: All in the garden of beauty there grows
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date [1855]
Imprint: Ral [sic], Printer, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials
Notes: Harding B 13(255) is another impression
Title: Death of the Russian emperor
First Line: Come arouse up Britannia, no more droop your head
Tune: The bailiffs are coming
Subjects: Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Notes: Another impression appears in a sheet of two ballads; see Harding B 11(3940).
Title: The undaunted female
First Line: 'Tis of a fair damsel who in London did dwell
Themes: Highwaymen , Crime - 19th century
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: A. Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials
Notes: Compare the second illustration to the illustration of \"The sick man and the angel,\" on p. 72 of John Gay, Fables (London, 1823). Harding B 11(1701) is another impression with imprint defaced. Harding B 11(1701) is another impression with imprint defaced.
Title: I'll hang my harp on the willow tree
First Line: I'll hang my harp on a willow tree
Subjects: Palestine
Themes: Rejected suitor , Soldiers
Title: The dying child to it's [sic] mother
First Line: Weep not dear mother, oh! leave off thy wailing
Tune: The stolen child
Themes: Death
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Rial & Co., Printers, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Title: Glorious victory over the Russians! With the taking of Alma & Sebastopol
First Line: Come all you gallant Britons bold
Tune: Helmet on his brow
Themes: Crimean War, 1853-1856
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Notes: Johnson Ballads 1091 is imperfect.
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Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle and Co., Printers, 2 & 3 Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Title: Liverpool landlady
First Line: A story a story a story of one
Title: To the West!
First Line: To the west, to the west, to the land of th[e] free
Themes: Emigration
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Notes: Harding B 11(560) is another issue.
Title: The cavalier
First Line: It was a beautiful night
Subjects: Hong Kong
Themes: Rejected suitor , Elopement
Title: The shamrock shore
First Line: You curious searchers of each nation
Subjects: Ulysses (fictional character) , Ireland , India
Themes: African Americans - women , Asians - women
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Notes: Harding B 11(561) is another issue.
Title: The cavalier
First Line: It was a beautiful night
Subjects: Hong Kong
Themes: Rejected suitor , Elopement
Title: The shamrock shore
First Line: You curious searchers of each nation
Subjects: Ulysses (fictional character) , Ireland , India
Themes: African Americans - women , Asians - women
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & co., Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Notes: Harding B 11(2797) is another impression.
Title: Old folks at home
First Line: Way down upon the Swanee river
Authors: Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Themes: Blackface minstrelsy
Title: Long parted have we been
First Line: Long parted have we been
Themes: Emigration
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle and Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Notes: Harding B 11(1917) is another impression.
Title: Johnny Jiggletoes. Answer to \"Susannah don't you cry\"
First Line: D[e] watchman blushes pale wid fear
Authors: Valentine, H.
Themes: Blackface minstrelsy
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Notes: Harding B 11(63) is another impression
Title: And you'll remember me
First Line: When other lips, and other hearts
Authors: Bunn, A. (Alfred), 1796-1860
Title: The fair land of Poland
First Line: When the fair land of Poland was plough'd by the hoof
Subjects: Poland
Title: Quite politely
First Line: When first in Lunnun I arrived, on a visit, on a visit
Themes: Countryman in London
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: [A. Ryle] and Co., Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth Courtt [sic], Seven Dials
Notes: Firth b.26(256) is another issue
Title: A life on the ocean wave
First Line: A life on the ocean wave
Authors: Serjeant, E.
Themes: Sailors
Title: I love but thee
First Line: If after all you still will doubt and fear me
Authors: Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle and Co., Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Notes: Harding B 11(3000) is another impression Harding B 11(3002) is another impression
Title: Phoebe Morel the slave
First Line: I had a dream, a happy dream
Themes: Slavery
Title: I'm going for a soldier, Jenny
First Line: I'm going for a soldier, Jenny
Themes: Soldiers
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryal & Co., printers, 2, & 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials, and 35, Hanover Street, Portsea
Notes: Part of a sheet of two ballads. See Firth b.26(235)
Title: Clementina Clemmins
First Line: Talk about modest girls, and I've seen a few
Themes: Women
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: A. Ryle & Co., Printers, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Notes: Harding B 11(3205) is another impression
Title: The ragged coat
First Line: O what a world of flummery, there's nothing but deceit in it
Title: The white plum'd warrior
First Line: Twas a beautiful morn in the time of the spring
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: A. Ryle and Co., Printers, Mmouth [sic] Court, Bloomsbury
Notes: Harding B 11(3066) is another issue , with a different printer. Harding B 11(3067) is another edition.
Title: Poor crazy Jane
First Line: Why fair maid in every feature
Authors: Lewis, Matthew Gregory, 1775-1818
Title: The exile of Erin
First Line: There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin
Authors: Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844
Themes: Emigration
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Printed by Ryle and Co., 2 and 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Title: The lass of Glenshee
First Line: On a bonny day, when the heather was blooming
Subjects: Scotland
Title: The black flag
First Line: Oh, ever a rover's life for me
Themes: Piracy
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, Monmouth court, 7 Dials
Title: The robbers of the glen
First Line: Stand! stranger! stand, your jewels give
Themes: Highwaymen , Crime - 19th century
Title: The Isle of France
First Line: The sun was far the clouds advanced
Notes: See Firth b.25(266) for the correct first line
Themes: Transported convict
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Title: Riley the fisherman
First Line: As I roved out one morning down by the river side
Subjects: North America
Themes: Shipwreck , Courtship - difference in social status , Emigration
Title: Come into my canoe
First Line: Come into my canoe
Themes: Blackface minstrelsy
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Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: A. Ryle & Co., Printers, 2 & 3, Monmouth Court, Bloomsbury
Title: Annie Laurie
First Line: Maxwalton [sic] braes are bonne [sic]
Authors: Scott, Alicia Anne, Lady John, 1810-1900
Subjects: Scotland
Title: The Rochester [lass]
First Line: In Rochester city a young damsel did dwell
Subjects: India
Themes: Sailors , Letter-writing , Press-gangs
Imprint Names: Ryle, A. and Co.
Imprint Locations: London
Date between 1845 and 1859
Imprint: Ryle and Co., (successors to the late J. Catnach) Printers, 2 and 3, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials
Title: The new deserter
First Line: As I was walking up Ratcliffe highway
Subjects: Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861
Themes: Soldiers - desertion
Title: The shop-boy is free
First Line: I'm afloat I'm afloat, -- on the river I ride
Themes: Excursions
