Westminster election; a new song.
[London] : C. Lowndes, printer, Marquis-Court, Drury-Lane,
[1806]
Dated from internal evidence - possibly on the 1806 election for Westminster constituency, James Paull, the Scottish politician, stood against Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Sir Samuel Hood (all mentioned in the text of the ballad). Hood topped the poll.
First line reads: Ye lads who wish well to the spot of your birth.
In one column.
Hood, Samuel, Sir, 1762-1814
Paull, James, 1770-1808
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Ballads, English
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