Protestant Souldier, and His Love Protestant Souldier, and His Love;The Damsels Resolution at length to take upArms against the Irish Rebels for the trueEnjoyment of her Dear. Love I come to take my leave,Yet I would not have thee grieve;Tho’ we must divided be,I will be Loyal, Love, to thee. A most Noble Armed Band,Will…
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Johnny and Molly The Wild Rover. To which are added,…&c. Johnny and Molly. Adieu my dear Molly, for now I must leave you, to try my fortune in crossing the main;Though I go to travel, pray let it not grieve you, for shortly I hope I’ll return home again. But now I’ll away to serve…
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The Female Tar The New Songster’s Companion. Being a Choice Collection…&c. London: Printed and sold by J. Evans, No. 41, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield. The Female Tar. Now dearest Poll I am bound for the ocean Now, dearest, &c.In hopes to gain riches, honor, and promotion,O then, my dearest Jemmy, pray let me attend ye,I’ll brave the…
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The Maids Lamentation in Bedlam As by Bedlam I was walking, A melodious voice I chanc’d to hear, A lovely Maiden was sweetly talking I have lost my love and only Dear. Jonny is the Man that I admire, He is the man that I adore, But now he is gone, his love lies dying,…
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The Valiant Commander, With his Resolute Lady The Valiant Commander, with His Resolute LadyShewing A brief Discourse of a Commander bold,Who had a wife was worth her weight in gold;She bravely fought to save her Husbands life,Let all men judge, was not this a Valiant Wife? Gallants come list a while, a story I shall…
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The Duke of Argyle It’s farewell, now, Miss Gordi, I’m now going to leave you, For to cross the wide ocean, I don’t mean to deceive you. I’ll cross the wide ocean, where the loud cannon rattle, I will venture my life on the broad field of battle. I’ll dress in men’s attire, Alexander, I’ll…
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The Paisley Officer In blythe and bonny Scotland, where the blue bell do grow, There dwelt a pretty fair maid down in a valley low. It’s all the day long she herded sheep upon the bank of the Clyde, Altho’ her lot in life was low she was called the village pride. An Officer from…
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The Soldier’s Delight, or the She Voluntier Being a True and Faithful Narative of a certain YoungLover, who Courting a scornful Mistress, went discontentedinto the Army; and she, repenting of her unkindness, to recompense the Soldier’s affection, disguised her sex and Listed her self Voluntier. A young man lately lov’d a Lass, of beauy so…
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The Tragical Ballad: Or The Lady Who Fell In Love With Her Serving-Man. Part I. Good people pray attend, Unto these lines I’ve penn’d,Which to the world I send,Therefore draw near;And hear what I do say.Alack-and-a-well-a-day,Unto love’s sad decay,Prov’d most severe.There was a servant-man,Who lived near the Strand,As I do understand,He was so fair:So the…
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The Merchant of Bristol’s Daughter, and The Lass of the Brow of the Hill. 1791. Merchant’s Daughter of Bristol. You loyal lovers far and near,A true relation you shall hear,Of a young couple that proved to beA pattern of great loyalty. A merchant did in Bristol dwell,As many people knew full well;Who had a daughter…
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The Valiant Virgin; Or, Phillip And Mary; In a Description of a Young Gentlewoman of Worcestershire (aRich Gentlemans Daughter) being in love with a Farmers Son, whichher Father despiseing, because he was poore, caus’d him to be prestto Sea; And how she Disguised herselfe in Man’s Apparel and followed him; where in the same ship…
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The Worcestershire Garland; Compos’d of three excellent New Songs. I. The Constant Lover of Worcestershire. II. The Shoolmaster’s Advice about choosing of a Wife. III. The Downfal of Piracy; being a full and true Account of a desperate and bloody Sea-fight between Lieutenant Maynard, and that noted Pirate Captain Teach, commonly call’d by the Name…
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Female Champion In Three Parts. I. The wandring Female in Man’s ApparelII. Sorrow upon Sorrow, or, Mercy on the Brink of Ruin.III. The Thing desired obtain’d, after long and tedious Travelling by Land, Dangers at Sea, and sharp Hunger. The Female Champion. The wandering Female in Man’s Apparel. Young Men and Damsels of this Land,Draw…
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The Rose of Britain’s Isle. Attention give both high and low,And quickly you shall hear,Of a virtuous damsel true and kindWho dwelt in Liecestershire,Her cheeks like the blooming roses were,In her face appeared a smile,The maiden’s name was lovely Jane,The Rose of Britain’s Isle.She was a farmer’s daughter,Her father’s only joy,And in her teens she…
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The Faithless Captain, or Betrayed Virgin The Faithless Captain, or Betrayed Virgin. All ye maidens fair I pray awhile draw near, I a tragical story have to tell, It will make your heart bleed, when further I proceed, As for the truth it has befel, In London city liv’d a maiden there, Blest with a…
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The Dublin Tragedy, Or the Unfortunate Merchant’s Daughter, in two parts Part I. Setting forth a brief and authentic account of a rich Merchant’s Daughter in the town of Belfast, who was deluded by an Ensign in the army, and for love of him, dressed herself in man’s apparel, and saild with him to England,…
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Female Warrior The Valiant Maiden. The New Play-House Garland: Containing several of the best New Songs. I. A new Song before the Royal Family. II. The Femmale Sea Captain; or, the painful Damsel. III. A New Play-house song, in the Beggars Opera IV. The Tradesman’s Resolution. The Female Sea-Captain; or, The painful Damsel. Come all…
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Mary Ambree The Valorous Acts performed at Gaunt, By the brave Bonny Lass Mary AMbree, who in Revenge of her Loves death, did play her part most gallantly. When captain courageous, whom death could not daunthad roundly besieged the city of gaunt And manly they marched by two and by three, But the foremost in…
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The Lancashire Heros Lancashire Heros. My father is a squire and I am his heir, ANd I fell in love with his footman so fair, They sent him to sea where the waters roll along, The Lancashire heros play Britons strike home. Then I was resolv’d to follow my dear, Straightway I did go and…
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The Chester Garland In Four Parts PART I. A Merchant of London, as many report, He for a long time a young lady did court, At length by long courtship this handsome lay Did promise this merchant his bride to be. Of one thing this lady she was ignorant, To go his own factor the…
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