Quintin Dick's farewell to Maldon.
Morgan, John.
[London] : Printed for the author, J. Morgan, Anne Street, Westminster,
[1847]
Dated from internal evidence - this ballad refers to the parliamentary elections of 1847 for Maldon. 'Along with Dick the ballad mentions the candidates Waddington and Lennard - they all competed in the 1847 election, Dick unsuccessfully - information from 'British parliamentary election results. 1832-1885', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig, Dartmouth, Parliamentary Research Services, 1989.
First line reads: I'm in a pretty mess.
In two columns.
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