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1.
A soldier and a sailor, a tinker and a taylor

Published / Created:
[17--?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Description:
Date of publication supplied by cataloger., Title from first two lines of verse., Mounted on leaf 4. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Topic):
Man-woman relationships and Courtship
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A soldier and a sailor, a tinker and a taylor

2.
An excellent sonnet of the unfortunate loves of Hero and Leander

Creator:
Crouch, Humphrey, active 1635-1671
Published / Created:
[ca. 1733?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Description:
Verse begins: "How fares my dear Leabde? O vouchsafe to speak"., Anonymous. By Humphrey Crouch., Lee was active at this address in 1733., In four columns with the title above the first two and the imprint below the fourth; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 22. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
Printed by G. Lee in Blue-Maid-Alley near the Marshalsea, Southwark
Subject (Topic):
Man-woman relationships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An excellent sonnet of the unfortunate loves of Hero and Leander

3.
Fair Margaret's misfortunes, or, Sweet William's dream on his wedding night with the sudden death

Published / Created:
[between 1754 and 1783?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Sweet William's dream on his wedding night with the sudden death and burial of those noble lovers
Description:
Verse - "As it fell out upon a day,"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., Imprint below last column., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 38. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-yard, Bow-Lane, Loudon [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Unrequited love, Betrayal, Suicide, Ghosts, Suicide victims, Man-woman relationships, Nightmares, and Hearses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fair Margaret's misfortunes, or, Sweet William's dream on his wedding night with the sudden death and burial of those noble lovers

4.
Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale, or, The manner of Robin Hood's rescuing a young lady from an old

Published / Created:
[1760?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Manner of Robin Hood's rescuing a young lady from an old knight, and restorig her to Allen-a-Dale her former love
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "Come listen to me, you gallants so free". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 32. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Robin Hood (Legendary character)
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, Man-woman relationships, Love, Hunting, Deer, Arrows, Bows (Archery)., and Forests
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale, or, The manner of Robin Hood's rescuing a young lady from an old knight, and restoring her to Allen-a-Dale her former love. Tune of, Robin Hood in the Green Wood

5.
The Goodhurst garland. In three parts

Published / Created:
[1750?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Description:
Verse - "A sailor courted a farmer's daughter,". - In four columns with the title and an ornamental rule above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 53. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Courtship, Man-woman relationships, Young men, Conduct of life, Young women, Sailors, and Wealth
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Goodhurst garland. In three parts

6.
The Kentish garland

Published / Created:
[between 1775 and 1783]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Description:
Verse begins: "Good people now I pray give ear,"., In five columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 63. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at No. 4 Aldermary Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, Courtship, Lifestyle, Seduction, Man-woman relationships, Elopement, Pregnancy, Betrayal, Young men, Conduct of life, Young women, Couples, and Fans (Accessories)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Kentish garland

7.
The Oxfordshire tragedy: or, the virgin's advice

Published / Created:
[1750?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Virgin's advice
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., A song - "Young virgins fair, of beauty bright ----"., In four columns with the title above the first two and the imprint below the last column; the columns are not separated by rules. In 2 parts., Mounted on leaf 61. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
Sold at no.42, long lane
Subject (Topic):
Seduction and Man-woman relationships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Oxfordshire tragedy: or, the virgin's advice

8.
The Oxfordshire tragedy; or, The death of four lovers

Published / Created:
[1760?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Death of four lovers
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "Near Woodstock-town in Oxfordshire,"., Printed in five columns with the title above the first three; there are no rules between the columns., Mounted on leaf 62. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
Printed and sold in Bow-Church-Yard
Subject (Topic):
Seduction, Betrayal, Suicide, Man-woman relationships, and Love
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Oxfordshire tragedy; or, The death of four lovers

9.
The Spanish lady's love to an English sailor

Published / Created:
[1800?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:
1
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "Will you hear of a Spanish lady,"., In four columns with the title above the first two columns and the woodcut above the first; the columns are separated by ornamental rules., Mounted on leaf 50. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Spain
Subject (Topic):
Unrequited love, Sailors, Man-woman relationships, and Foreign relations
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Spanish lady's love to an English sailor

10.
The Suffolk comedy in three parts : to the tune of Phillis the lovely

Published / Created:
[between 1736 and 1763]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:
1
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "You young men and maidens of beauty most bright,"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the columns are separated by lines of ornamental type., Mounted on leaf 51. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at the Printing-Office in Bow-Church-Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Broadsides, Ballads, English, Love, Disguise, Man-woman relationships, and Horseback riding
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Suffolk comedy in three parts : to the tune of Phillis the lovely