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The beds of roses. To which are added, Arra Captain Agra. The reformed drunkard. The choice of a wife. The choice of a husband. O! wonder to hear!
A collection of songs and ballads on a variety of topics. The title song is a romantic ballad on the love a young man has for his lover, his desire to lavish attention, money, and love upon her, rejecting the will of his parents in order to one day…
The Battle of the Boyn; or, King William crossing the Boyn Water. Giving a full description of that bloody Battle, fought on the first of July 1690. To which are added, The Miller of Dron
This chapbook includes two ballads. The first is a recounting of the events of the Battle of the Boyn wherein King William routes the deposed James II at the Boyn in Ireland during the First Jacobite Rising. There is an interesting play on the…
The Battle of Rosline fought on the plains of Rosline, 1303 to which are added, Jack in his element. Virtue and wit, the preservatives of love and beauty. The lover's summons.
The first song is a celebration of the Battle of Rosline, which had occurred 500 years earlier. The song celebrates the bravery of the Scots who overcome 3 to 1 odds and route the English, featuring a romanticized depiction of medieval Scots fighting…
