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Title
A tragical ballad on the unfortunate love of Ld Thomas and fair Eleanor: together with the downfal of the Brown girl. To a pleasant tune, call'd Lord Thomas, &c
Date Created and/or Issued
1761
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Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Printed Books
Rights Information
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Description
ESTC N68230 ; Range of publication dates from the Bodleian Library Ballads database. ; Verse - "Lord Thomas he was a bold Forester,". ; In this edition, the text is in four columns, with the title and two woodcuts (one of a man the other of a woman) above the first two columns. The first and second columns are separated by lines of ornamental type, as are the third and fourth columns.
Closely trimmed along edges
Type
text
Format
Image
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; (obl. 1 sheet)
Identifier
289772
280978
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll3/id/5610
Subject
Broadsides--Great Britain--Early works to 1800
Ballads, English--18th century
Man-woman relationships--Early works to 1800
Murder--Early works to 1800
Suicide--Early works to 1800
Courtship--Early works to 1800
Betrayal--Early works to 1800
Broadsides. (rbgenr)
Broadside poems. (rbgenr)
Source
Printed Books, Huntington Digital Library

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