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Edition - Bod2186

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 14, Waterloo Road, New Cut, Lambeth


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V4901

Title: Paddy Connor. A celebrated parody on Harry Bluff

First Line: When a boy, Paddy Connor left his grandmother Rudge

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V30671

Title: Who'd ha' thought of seeing you!

First Line: O! listen now, and you shall hear

Tune: Green grow the rushes, O!

Harding B 11(2909)

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Edition - Bod2244

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed at Taylor's Universal Song Mart, No. 14, Waterloo- road, Lambeth


Ballad - Roud Number: V1691

Title: Pretty girls of London

First Line: Let poets sing about the fair

Authors:  Prest, T.

Themes:  Girls

Harding B 11(3154)

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Edition - Bod2853

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 16, Waterloo-road


Ballad - Roud Number: V20808

Title: Fat old parish vestryman

First Line: I sing a modern ballad, made by a modern pate

Themes:  Poor law

Harding B 15(105b)

Notes:  The illustration and the text are separately printed items. Slip


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Edition - Bod2993

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 16, Waterloo Road


Ballad - Roud Number: V13519

Title: She parted with her lover

First Line: She parted with her lover

Attributation: Sung by Miss Nichol in Pedlar's Acre

Performers:  Nicol, Miss

Themes:  Ghosts

Harding B 15(287a)

Notes:  The first illustration is a separately printed item. Slip


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Edition - Bod3000

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  [c.1830]

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, wholesale, 16, Waterloo Road, near the Coburg Theatre


Ballad - Roud Number: V1076

Title: Sing the sailor's welcome home

First Line: When first at sea, the sailor lad

Attributation: Sung by the late Mr. Incledon

Performers:  Incledon, Charles Benjamin, 1763-1826

Themes:  Sailors

Harding B 15(292a)

Notes:  The illustrations and the text are separately printed items. Slip


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Edition - Bod3047

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 14, Waterloo Road, near the Victoria Theatre, Lambeth, London


Ballad - Roud Number: V600

Title: Let fame sound the trumpet

First Line: Let fame sound the trumpet, and cry to the war

Harding B 16(128b)

Notes:  Torn at top Slip. Mutilated


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Edition - Bod3115

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, wholesale and retail, 14, Waterloo Road near the Coburg Theatre


Ballad - Roud Number: 2809

Title: The poor little fisherman's girl

First Line: It was down in the country a poor girl was weeping

Themes:  Orphans

Harding B 16(208c)

Notes:  Slip


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Edition - Bod3145

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, wholesale and retail, 16, Waterloo Road, near the Victoria Theatre


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V2191

Title: When I roved a young Highlander

First Line: When I roved a young Highlander o'er the dark heath

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V685

Title: Listen, dear Fanny

First Line: Listen, dear Fanny -- oh! listen to me

Harding B 16(304b)

Notes:  Slip Slip

Edition - Bod11563

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by Taylor, 14, Waterloo Road


Ballad - Roud Number: V4716

Title: Flare up! Or, the countryman in London

First Line: I am a Yorkshireman it's true, three months I have been married

Authors:  Morgan, John

Themes:  Countryman in London

Harding B 11(1225)

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Edition - Bod12512

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by Taylor, 16, Waterloo-road, near the Coburg


1st Ballad

Title: Serjeant Slum

First Line: 'Twas on the spot where soldiers drill

Tune: Dumble dum deary

Themes:  SoldiersTarring and feathering

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V342

Title: To kiss the charming fair

First Line: Oh, how I love the ladies sweet rosy lips to buss

3rd Ballad - Roud Number: V2890

Title: My love is like the red red rose

First Line: O' my love is like the red red rose

Authors:  Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

Johnson Ballads 1231

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Edition - Bod13855

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, wholesale and retail, 16, Waterloo Road


Ballad - Roud Number: V915

Title: The coalheaver's feast! An original broad-humoured song

First Line: Oh! have you not heard of a party so gay

Authors:  Prest, T.

Themes:  Feasts

Harding B 11(627)

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Edition - Bod7093

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 16 Waterloo Road, Lambeth


Ballad

Title: John Bull and the unions

First Line: You heroes all attention give of every rank and station

Tune: Betsy Baker

Notes:  Verse and prose

Themes:  Trade unions

Harding B 14(299)

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Edition - Bod7305

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by Taylor, 14, Waterloo Road


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V216

Title: When Vulcan forged the bolts of Jove

First Line: When Vulcan forged the bolts of Jove

Authors:  Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841Davy, John, 1763-1824

Notes:  Music by John Davy.

Themes:  MilitaryPatriotism

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V3064

Title: Lad with his side-locks curled

First Line: I own I'm in love with a spark

Firth b.26(437)

Notes:  Slip


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Edition - Bod7316

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by Taylor, 16 Waterloo-road


1st Ballad - Roud Number: 1701

Title: James and Flora, or, The united lovers

First Line: Come all you true lovers, attend for awhile

Tune: The village fair

Themes:  TransvestismWomen sailors

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V7836

Title: The village bells

First Line: How sweet to hear the village bells

Firth b.26(446)

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Edition - Bod8672

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 14, Waterloo-road, near the Coburg


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V3340

Title: Fly away, pretty moth

First Line: Fly away, pretty moth, to the shade

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V1641

Title: I met her at the Beaulah spa

First Line: I met her at the Beaulah spa

3rd Ballad - Roud Number: 886

Title: The wonderful crocodile!

First Line: Now list you landsmen all to me

Subjects:  Egypt

Edition - Bod14606

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Prinred [sic] by W. Taylor, 14 Waterloo Road, Lambeth


Ballad - Roud Number: V20100

Title: Political fishing net

First Line: You whigs and tories list to to [sic] me

Tune: Pretty little dear

Subjects:  Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901Peel, Robert, Sir, 1788-1850Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837Adelaide, Queen dowager, 1792-1849

Themes:  Politics and government - 19th century

Harding B 14(358)

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Edition - Bod14616

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  [1834?]

Imprint: Printed by Taylor, 14, Waterloo Road


Ballad - Roud Number: V20020

Title: Billy Barlow's breeches

First Line: Oh, here's a pretty row

Tune: Hodge and his leather breeches

Authors:  Morgan, John

Subjects:  Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837Adelaide, Queen dowager, 1792-1849

Harding B 14(85)

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Edition - Bod14751

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  Birmingham

Imprint: Sold by William Taylor, Birmingham Warehouse 29 1/2, Northgate Street, Gloucester


Ballad - Roud Number: 13868

Title: Mother is the battle o'er?

First Line: Mother, is the battle o'er?

Themes:  Soldiers - death in battle

Harding B 15(208a)

Notes:  Slip


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Edition - Bod14872

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by Taylor, 16, Waterloo


Ballad - Roud Number: V2071

Title: The sporting farmer

First Line: You farmers all, both great and small

Tune: Coronation

Themes:  Agricultural laborers

Harding B 15(310a)

Notes:  Imprint cropped Slip


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Edition - Bod14888

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, Wholesale and Retail, 16, Waterloo Road, near the Coburg Theatre

Notes:  Firth c.13(9) is another issue of this ballad alone


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V27180

Title: Sweet William, the sailor. A very popular old ballad

First Line: As I was a walking all by the sea shore

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: V20036

Title: Oh, Albion! on thy fertile plains. A celebrated duet

First Line: Oh, Albion! on thy fertile plains

Harding B 15(325b)

Notes:  Slip


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Edition - Bod14994

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 14, Waterloo Rd. Lon[don]


Ballad - Roud Number: V11972

Title: The charms of a good little wife

First Line: Some people 'gainst women are railing

Tune: A woman, dear woman for me

Themes:  Marriage - menFamily life

Harding B 15(42b)

Notes:  Slip


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Edition - Bod15057

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 14, Waterloo Road, near the Victoria Theatre

Notes:  Slip. Harding B 15(198a) is another issue with a different printer


Ballad - Roud Number: V6960

Title: The mill! A celebrated parody on The sea

First Line: The mill! -- the mill -- the Brixton treading-mill

Themes:  Prisons

Harding B 16(149c)

Notes:  Slip.


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Edition - Bod16454

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by W. Taylor, 16, Waterloo Road, near the Victoria theatre


1st Ballad - Roud Number: V9793

Title: Fare thee well, my love, good morrow

First Line: In full pursuit of love and wine

Themes:  Seduction and abandonment

2nd Ballad - Roud Number: 3871

Title: Lass of Gowrie

First Line: 'Twas on a simmer's afternoon

Harding B 20(52)

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Edition - Bod17877

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Notes:  Another issue forms part of Harding B 15(325b)


Ballad - Roud Number: V27180

Title: Sweet William the sailor. A very popular old ballad

First Line: As I was a walking all by the sea shore

Themes:  Exotic goods

Firth c.13(9)

Notes:  Slip.


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Edition - Bod19097

Imprint Names:  Taylor, W.

Imprint Locations:  London

Date  18--

Imprint: Printed by Taylor, 14, Waterloo Road


Ballad

Title: The operative builders

First Line: Attend you Britons all

Authors:  Morgan, John

Themes:  Trade unions

Johnson Ballads 1229

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