A king or a consul? : A new song to the tune of Derry Down.
More, Hannah,1745-1833.
Bath : Printed and sold by S. Hazard,
[1803]
Anonymous: By Hannah Moore.
Beneath the imprint: Sold also by Messrs. Rivingtons, St. Paul's Church-yard; Hatchard, Piccadilly, London; James, Wine-street, Bristol; and by all the booksellers in the United Kingdom. Price one half-penny, or 3s. 6d. per hundred.
Dated from internal evidence - the ballad concerns the proposed invasion of England by French forces in 1803.
First line reads: Come all ye brave Englishmen, list' to my story.
In two columns with a woodcut above the title.
This is a different edition from the items placed at Crawford.EB.1760 and Crawford.EB.1762. The illustration and decorative borders are different from Crawford.EB.1760 and the decorative rule at the foot of the first column is different from Crawford.EB.1762. The texts are identical.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Ballads, English
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815