First line: '[AL]L in the Downs the fleet was moor'd,'.<\/p>
Anonymous. By John Gay.<\/p>
Roud number: 560.<\/p>
Undated and without imprint. The place of printing is inferred from comparison with other sheets on Broadside Ballads Online. For example, the woodcut is found in Bod5764, and the hourglass and skull ornaments used in the borders are found in Bod18672. Both sheets were printed by the Diceys in Bow Church Yard. Bow-Church-Yard was the address of the printers William (1690-1756) and Cluer (1715-75) Dicey from 1736 to 1763 (see Broadside Ballads Online).<\/p>
English short title catalogue gives date as [1790?].<\/p>
Pasted into an album with handwritten title: \"Ballads, garlands and other metrical compositions\", containing 249 items. Spine title: \"Ballads, songs & broadsides\".<\/p>" }, { "label": "Former Owner(s)", "value": "Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924; Sansam, Mary; Bateman, Family, of Middleton Hall, Derbyshire" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "William and Susan. : Tune, Black-ey'd Susan.." }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "
In four columns divided by ornamental borders (flowers, crowns, harps, hourglasses, skulls, fleur de lys).<\/p>
The title is centered above the first two columns, with the woodcut below.<\/p>
Lines of ornamental type (floral, fleur de lys), one in the third column, and one in the fourth column, divide the ballad into three sections.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Publication", "value": "[London : Printed and sold in Bow-Church-Yard, London, between 1736 and 1763]" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "between 1736 and 1763" }, { "label": "Origin Place", "value": "England,London." }, { "label": "Alternative Title(s)", "value": "Black-ey'd Susan; Black-eyed Susan" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "English" }, { "label": "Physical Location", "value": "The John Rylands Library" }, { "label": "Extent", "value": "1 sheet Leaf height: 220 mm, width: 340 mm." }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "R150649.36" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Courtship -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Man-woman relationships -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Seafaring life -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Sailors -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Ballads, English--Great Britain; Street literature; Ballads" }, { "label": "Collection", "value": "Special Collections" }, { "label": "Bibliography", "value": "