Poor Robbin's dream, commonly called Poor charity. : I know no reason but this harmless ridele, may as well be printed, as... (R150649.52)
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Special Collections
- Classmark: R150649.52
- Title: Poor Robbin's dream, commonly called Poor charity. : I know no reason but this harmless ridele, may as well be printed, as sung to a fiddle..
- Publication: [London? : s.n., 18th century?]
- Alternative Title(s): Poor charity; Poor Robin's dream
- Subject(s): Dreams -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Poverty -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Unemployment -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; War -- Economic aspects -- England -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; England -- Economic conditions -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Ballads, English--Great Britain; Street literature; Ballads
- Origin Place: England,London.
- Date of Creation: 18th century
- Language(s): English
- Note(s):
First line: 'HOW now my good fellow what all amort?'.
Roud number: V6111.
Undated. Date based on style of printing.
Pasted into an album with handwritten title: "Ballads, garlands and other metrical compositions", containing 249 items. Spine title: "Ballads, songs & broadsides".
- Extent: 1 sheet Leaf height: 210 mm, width: 280 mm.
- Format: Sheet
- Condition:
UML copy at R150649.52: Imperfect; bottom left-hand corner of sheet is missing affecting text in first column.
- Layout:
In three columns. The columns are not separated by rules.
The title is centred above the first two columns above two adjacent woodcuts.
- Provenance:
UML copy at R150649.52: Front paste-down of album includes armorial bookplate of Bateman of Middleton Hall (by Youlgrave) in the County of Derby (Franks bequest: 1745), and armorial bookplate of the folksong collector, Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) (Franks bequest: 12373).
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924; Bateman, Family, of Middleton Hall, Derbyshire - Bibliography:Recorded in University of Manchester Library Search
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Special Collections
- Classmark: R150649.52
- Title: Poor Robbin's dream, commonly called Poor charity. : I know no reason but this harmless ridele, may as well be printed, as sung to a fiddle..
- Publication: [London? : s.n., 18th century?]
- Alternative Title(s): Poor charity; Poor Robin's dream
- Subject(s): Dreams -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Poverty -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Unemployment -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; War -- Economic aspects -- England -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; England -- Economic conditions -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Ballads, English--Great Britain; Street literature; Ballads
- Origin Place: England,London.
- Date of Creation: 18th century
- Language(s): English
- Note(s):
First line: 'HOW now my good fellow what all amort?'.
Roud number: V6111.
Undated. Date based on style of printing.
Pasted into an album with handwritten title: "Ballads, garlands and other metrical compositions", containing 249 items. Spine title: "Ballads, songs & broadsides".
- Extent: 1 sheet Leaf height: 210 mm, width: 280 mm.
- Format: Sheet
- Condition:
UML copy at R150649.52: Imperfect; bottom left-hand corner of sheet is missing affecting text in first column.
- Layout:
In three columns. The columns are not separated by rules.
The title is centred above the first two columns above two adjacent woodcuts.
- Provenance:
UML copy at R150649.52: Front paste-down of album includes armorial bookplate of Bateman of Middleton Hall (by Youlgrave) in the County of Derby (Franks bequest: 1745), and armorial bookplate of the folksong collector, Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) (Franks bequest: 12373).
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924; Bateman, Family, of Middleton Hall, Derbyshire - Bibliography:Recorded in University of Manchester Library Search
