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Ballad - Roud Number: 239

Title: The handsome cabin boy

First Line: It's of a pretty female, as you shall understand

Themes:  Women sailors

Illustration

IconClass Codes:
33A13: Meeting
41A325: Threshold
31D13: Adolescent, young woman, maiden
31D5: Young versus old age; young and old
31AA231(+72): Standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ two persons)
41D221(CAP): Head-gear: cap

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Shelfmark: Harding B 26(243)

Notes:  Slip


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