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All Things Are Quite Silent
— The singer's lover is taken from their bed by a pressgang; she begs them to spa…
Allen, Larkin and O'Brien
— Irishmen John Allen, Gould, and Larkin are hanged November 23, at Manchester Ga…
As Sylvie Was Walking
— Sylvie, walking by the river, weeps for her lover. A young man asks the matter;…
The Bantry Girl's Lament for Johnny
— "Oh who will plough the field now ... Since Johnny went a-thrashing the dirty K…
The Beloved Land
— A young man on deck says "Farewell my beloved land; I'll see thee no more." He …
Bill Dunbar
— "Come all you sympathizers, I pray you lend an ear. It's of a drowning accident…
The Blackbird (I) (Jacobite)
— A lady is mourning for her blackbird, who "once in fair England... did flourish…
The Blacksmith
— "A blacksmith courted me, Nine months or better. He fairly won my heart, Wrote …
Bonny Portmore
— The singer mourns the loss of Portmore's trees which have been cut down and flo…
The Brave Volunteers
— Henry leaves Margaret, his wife, and baby to volunteer "to fight 'neath a monar…