An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, Let the soldiers rejoyce, &c [electronic resource].

An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, Let the soldiers rejoyce, &c [electronic resource].

[London?], [1718?]

1 sheet ; 4to.

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A slip-song - "Let the soldiers rejoyce,".

Originally printed as a 1/2⁰ sheet with another song on the right-hand side entitled 'An excellent new ballad. To the tune of, noble [sic] race was --', with first line "Of doubtful race was Georgy,", which song ends with "Finis"; the sheet meant to be divided.

The first song is a "Jacobite satire resulting from the consideration of the articles of war by Parliament,in imitation of the song from Bettertons̀ Prophetess, 1690" and the second song a "Jacobite satire on George I, put into a Welshmans̀ mouth" (Foxon).

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009.

Date suggested by Foxon.

Foxon, D.F. English verse, 1701-1750, E564 reporting the slip-song and also an undivided sheet, the second song being Foxon E566
English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), T226123

Great Britain -- England -- London.

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