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The Battle of Killicrankie; To which are added, Within a Mile of Edinburgh, My Jo Janet, and Thou hast left me ever Jamie.
A collection of songs on a variety of themes, including the celebrated battle of Killicrankie, love betrayed, love pursued and obtained, and a comical situation between a woman who keeps requesting presents from her lover on his way to town, and his…
The Battle of Otterbourne; Together with the Old Ballad of Lady Anne.
A song describing the battle between the Earl of Douglas and Lord Percy that took place when Douglas decided to raid across the border into Northumberland. It appears to be a modernization of a much earlier ballad. Both sides appear to fight…
The Wonderful Adventures of sixteen British Seamen; Also, A Cure for the Toothache.
Set during the wars of independence in South America, this story describes the adventures of a company of British seamen and their Scottish captain who became privateers and occasional pirates along the Chilean and Peruvian coast. In an act of…
Welcome Charlie o'er the Main; To which are added, The Day Returns, Hills of Gallowa, Oh Nancy wilt thou sy [sic] with me, the Sailor boy, The Sailor's Return.
A collection of ballads and songs. The first is a Jacobite song celebrating the arrival of Prince Charlie and the Highland spirit. The rest of the songs are a variety of love songs, both cheerful and lamenting, between a variety of different…
The Wandering Shepherdess; or the Betrayed Damsel.
A rather shocking cautionary ballad meant to encourage young women to guard their virginity and not be coaxed by men into pre-marital relations. In the tale, a merchant’s daughter is courted by a squire’s son at Oxford. A marriage date is agreed upon…
