Warren, John Borlase (Sir), 1753-1822

Date: 1820 - 1796 - 1880

From: [Collection of ephemera, handbills, fliers, collected by Kenneth Athol Webster. 1800-1920]

Reference: Eph-B-WEBSTER-Ballads-254/273

Description: Some sheets contain two ballads. Includes: 254. There are worse-looking fellows than me. Erin-Go-braugh. The thumping glass of gin (2 separate clippings) 255. The sailor's farewell, a new song sung this season at Sadlers-Wells 256. Sweet evening bells. The coal hole (2 separate clippings) 257. The Torbay Expedition 258. Teddy Regan. The unhappy litle man (2 separate clippings) 259. The shop assistant; it's a laugh. Composed and issued by J Smith (age 65), 3 Ropley Street, Bethnal Green. Hackney Press, 407 Hackney Road, E 2. 260. Poor and honest sodger 261. In the days I went a drinking ale 262. The ladies' bustles 263. The chapter of Kings; a new song 264. A new song call'd the Papist Ass 265. A new song in praise of tae [the] Catholic Chruch [Church] of Kantur 266. A new song call'd the Rake of Rathkeal 267. Love your own land 268. Christmas carol [God rest you merry Gentlemen]. [On verso] Prologue (spoken by ... Salusbery in the character of Hegio). Epilogue (spoken by ... Eyre in the character of the Fidicina) 269. The Republican's picture, dedicated to atheist's [sic], levellers, and Jacobins 270. A new song written on the 2d of February 1796, on the introduction into Nottingham of Sir John Borlase Warren, by Typographicus 271. Grand conversation on Sebastopol arose! The fall of the heights (2 separate clippings) Quantity: 20 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, sizes varying up to 255 x 190 mm. Provenance: From the collection of Kenneth Athol Webster.