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Description

Title: A burlesque on Strawberry-Hill
Published / Created: [not before 1758]
Publication Place: England
Publisher: publlisher not identified
Description: Caption title.
With woodcut vignette and tail-piece.
Publication date extrapolated from that of "Strawberry Hill, a new song" on which this parody is based.
Instead of Strawberry Hill, the burlesque "praises" Ludgate Hill and urban life in London. The last stanza may refer to the execution of a celebrated highwayman, James Maclaine (1724-1750).
Not in ESTC.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] page): 36.5 x 12 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: File 29 758+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Texts
Woodcuts
Material: 2 woodcuts ;
Resource Type: text
Subject (Topic): Songs, English
Subjects: Songs, English > Texts

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public

Identifiers

Catalog Record: 9970220633408651
Object ID (OID): 33485766

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