An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, Let the soldiers rejoyce, &c [electronic resource].
1718
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An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, Let the soldiers rejoyce, &c [electronic resource].
Publication Details
[London?, 1718?]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
1 sheet ; 1/4⁰.
Note
A slip-song - "Let the soldiers rejoyce,".
Originally printed as a 1/2⁰ sheet with another song on the right-hand side entitled 'An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, noble [sic] race was --', with first line "Of doubtful race was Georgy,", which song ends with "Finis"; the sheet meant to be divided.
The first song is a "Jacobite satire resulting from the consideration of the articles of war by Parliament,in imitation of the song from Bettertons̀ Prophetess, 1690" and the second song a "Jacobite satire on George I, put into a Welshmans̀ mouth" (Foxon).
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Originally printed as a 1/2⁰ sheet with another song on the right-hand side entitled 'An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, noble [sic] race was --', with first line "Of doubtful race was Georgy,", which song ends with "Finis"; the sheet meant to be divided.
The first song is a "Jacobite satire resulting from the consideration of the articles of war by Parliament,in imitation of the song from Bettertons̀ Prophetess, 1690" and the second song a "Jacobite satire on George I, put into a Welshmans̀ mouth" (Foxon).
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Foxon, E564 reporting the slip-song and also an undivided sheet, the second song being Foxon E566
English Short Title Catalog, T226123.
English Short Title Catalog, T226123.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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