The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 — John Shaqi
The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684
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The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684
Ballads, English; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
The Cities Loyaltie to the King 52
The Lawyers’ Lamentation for the Loss of Charing-Cross 55
The Downfal of Charing-Cross 56
The Long Parliament 58
The Puritan 61
The Roundhead 64
Prattle your pleasure under the rose 65
The Dominion of the Sword 67
The State’s New Coin 70
The Anarchie, or the Blest Reformation since 1640 71
A Coffin for King Charles, a Crown For Cromwell, And A Pit 76
For The People
A Short Litany For The Year 1649 81
The Sale of Rebellion’s Household Stuff 82
The Cavalier’s Farewell to his Mistress, being called to 86
the Wars
The Last News from France 87
Song to the Figure Two 91
The Reformation 94
Upon the General Pardon passed by the Rump 98
An Old Song on Oliver’s Court 100
The Parliament Routed, or Here’s a House to be Let 102
A Christmas Song, when the Rump was first dissolved 107
A Free Parliament Litany 110
The Mock Song 114
The Answer 116
As close as a Goose 118
The Prisoners 120
The Protecting Brewer 122
The Arraignment of the Devil for stealing away President 124
Bradshaw
A New Ballad to an Old Tune, “Tom Of Bedlam” 130
Saint George and the Dragon, Anglice Mercurius Poeticus 133
The Second Part of St George for England 143
A New-year’s Gift for the Rump 147
A Proper New Ballad on the Old Parliament; or, the Second 151
Part of Knave Out of Doors
The Tale of the Cobbler and the Vicar of Bray 166
The Geneva Ballad 191
The Devil’s Progress on Earth, or Huggle Duggle, etc. 194
A Bottle Definition of that Fallen Angel, called a Whig 196
The Desponding Whig 197
Phanatick Zeal, or a Looking-glass for the Whigs 199
A New Game at Cards: or, Win at First and Lose at Last 202
The Cavaleers Litany 205
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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