The Yarmouth tragedy, or, The constant lovers

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Title: The Yarmouth tragedy, or, The constant lovers
Alternative Title: Constant lovers
Published / Created: [1775?]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Title above first two columns.
In four columns with the title above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules.
Date of publication from English short title catalogue.
Verse begins: "Lovers I beg lend an ear to this story,".
In this edition the initial word "The" is captialized.
Mounted on leaf 79. Copy trimmed.
Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Provenance: One of three volumes of ballads purchased from P. Murray Hill by W.S. Lewis; July 1948.
Extent: 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 22 x 31 cm
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Poetry
Single sheet verse
Broadside poems
Subject (Geographic): Barbados
Subject (Topic): Love poetry
Parent and child
Cruelty
Merchants
Murder
Sailors
Ghosts
Letter writing
Man-woman relationships
Subjects: Love poetry > Early works to 1800
Parent and child > Early works to 1800
Cruelty > Early works to 1800
Merchants > Early works to 1800
Murder > Early works to 1800
Sailors > Early works to 1800
Ghosts > Early works to 1800
Letter writing > Early works to 1800
Man-woman relationships > Early works to 1800
Barbados > Poetry > Early works to 1800

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