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Naval Songs and Ballads

by C. H. Firth

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  1. 1Naval Songs and Ballads
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3The Battle of Sluys
  4. 4Les Espagnols Sur Mer
  5. 5The Pilgrims Sea Voyage
  6. 6Sir Andrew Barton
  7. 7John Dory
  8. 8The Mariner’s Song
  9. 9A Joyful New Ballad, Declaring the Happie Obtaining of the Great Ga…
  10. 10An Excellent Song on the Winning of Cales by the English
  11. 11The Sailor’s Onely Delight
  12. 12The Seaman’s Song of Captain Ward, the Famous Pyrate of the World,…
  13. 13The Song of Dansekar the Dutchman
  14. 14The Famous Sea-Fight Between Captain Ward and the Rainbow
  15. 15The Lamentable Cries of at Least 1500 Christians
  16. 16The Honour of Bristol
  17. 17Neptune to England
  18. 18On His Majesties Fleet
  19. 19Upon the Great Ship
  20. 20Saylors for My Money
  21. 21The Jovial Marriner; or, the Sea-man’s Renown
  22. 22Neptune’s Raging Fury; or, the Gallant Seaman’s Sufferings
  23. 23The Famous Fight at Malago; or, the Englishmens Victory Over the Sp…
  24. 24An Elegie on the Death of the Right Honourable Robert Blake, Esq
  25. 25The Valiant Seaman’s Congratulation to His Sacred Majesty King Char…
  26. 26England’s Valour, and Holland’s Terrour
  27. 27Song Written at Sea
  28. 28The Royal Victory
  29. 29The English Seaman’s Resolution; or, the Loyall Subjects Undaunted…
  30. 30England’s Tryumph, and Hollands Downfall; or, the Second Royal Victory
  31. 31Englands Royall Conquest
  32. 32Holland Turn’d to Tinder; or, England’s Third Great Royal Victory
  33. 33A New Ballad of a Famous German Prince and a Renowned English Duke
  34. 34The Second Part of the Late and Terrible Fight on St. James’s Day,…
  35. 35The Dutch Damnified; or, the Butter-Boxes Bob’d
  36. 36A Song on the Duke’s Late Glorious Success Over the Dutch
  37. 37News From the Coast of Spain
  38. 38Captain Mansfield’s Fight With the Turkes at Sea
  39. 39The Algiers Slave’s Releasement; or, the Unchangeable Boat-swain
  40. 40The Benjamin’s Lamentation for Their Sad Loss at Sea by Storms and…
  41. 41The Treachery of the Spaniards of Porto Rico to the Dartmouth Frigo…
  42. 42The Golden Voyage; or, the Prosperous Arrival of the James and Mary
  43. 43The Boatswain’s Call; or, the Couragious Marriner’s Invitation
  44. 44The Undaunted Seaman
  45. 45The Sea-Man’s Adieu to His Dear
  46. 46Torringtonia; or, a New Copy of Verses on the Late Sea Engagement
  47. 47England’s Triumph at Sea
  48. 48England’s Great Loss by a Storm of Wind
  49. 49[Naval Warfare of 1692.]
  50. 50Admiral Russell’s Scowering the French Fleet; or, the Battle at Sea
  51. 51A Merry New Ballad on the Great Victory Over the French Fleet, May…
  52. 52The Valiant Seamen’s Courage
  53. 53England’s Glory in the Behaviour of Brave Killeygrove
  54. 54An Excellent Song, Call’d the Frighted French; or, Russel Scouring…
  55. 55The Cæsar’s Victory
  56. 56A Copy of Verses, Composed by Captain Henry Every, Lately Gone to S…
  57. 57Villany Rewarded; or, the Pirate’s Last Farewel to the World
  58. 58Captain Kid’s Farewel to the Seas; or, the Famous Pirates Lament
  59. 59A Satyr on the Sea-Officers; or, a Long Prologue to a Short Play
  60. 60The Sea-Martyrs; or, the Seamen’s Sad Lamentation for Their Faithfu…
  61. 61Advice to Young Maidens in Chusing of Husbands
  62. 62The Seamen’s Wives’ Vindication
  63. 63Billy the Midshipman’s Welcome Home
  64. 64Admiral Benbow
  65. 65The Death of Admiral Benbow
  66. 66The Sailors Account of the Action at Vigo
  67. 67On the Sea Fight Between Sir G. R. and Toulouse, 1704
  68. 68A Song on the Same
  69. 69The Sailor’s Tragedy; or, the Last Farewel of Captain Smith
  70. 70The Valliant Admiral; or, the Wonderful Success of Sir John Leake
  71. 71The Sea-Fight; or, the French Prize Taken: A Ballad
  72. 72The Loss of the Edgar
  73. 73The Sailor’s Complaint
  74. 74Fair Sally Lov’d a Bonny Sailor
  75. 75‘How Pleasant a Sailor’s Life Passes’
  76. 76The Boatswain’s Whistle
  77. 77The Downfall of Piracy
  78. 78Admiral Cavendish’s Distress on Board the Canterbury
  79. 79The Pacifick Fleet: A New Ballad
  80. 80The English Sailor’s Resolution to Fight the Spaniards
  81. 81England’s Glory in the Declaration of War
  82. 82The Taking of the Princissa
  83. 83English Courage Display’d, or Brave News From Admiral Vernon
  84. 84Hosier’s Ghost
  85. 85Vernon’s Glory: Or, the Spaniards’ Defeat
  86. 86The Saphirah [Sic] in Triumph: Or, British Valor Display’d
  87. 87Admiral Matthews’ Engagement Against the Combined Fleets of France…
  88. 88A New Song in Praise of Brave Captain Hornsby
  89. 89Captain Cobb’s Bravery
  90. 90The Princess Royal’s Escape From the Goodwin Sands
  91. 91The Loss of the Victory Man-of-War
  92. 92Disconsolate Judy’s Lamentation for the Absence of Her True Love Jo…
  93. 93England’s Glory; or the French King Stripped
  94. 94The Lucky Sailor; or the Sailor’s Invitation to Go With Admiral Anson
  95. 95Tit for Tat: A Sea Kick for a Land Cuff
  96. 96A New Song on Admiral Knowls Taking Port Louis
  97. 97A New Song
  98. 98The Lighterman’s Prentice Prest and Sent to Sea
  99. 99Britain’s Resolution to Fight the French
  100. 100The Terrible Privateer
  101. 101Captain Death
  102. 102A New Song (on Blakeney and Byng)
  103. 103The Letter of a Certain Admiral
  104. 104A Rueful Story, Admiral B — G’s Glory, or Who Run Away First
  105. 105Admiral Byng and Brave West
  106. 106A New Song Written on the Isle of Aix
  107. 107Bold Sawyer
  108. 108Captain Barton’s Distress on Board the Lichfield, Being Under Slave…
  109. 109Gilchrist [and] Hotham’s Bravery: A New Song
  110. 110Hawke’s Engagement
  111. 111Neptune’s Resignation
  112. 112Hearts of Oak
  113. 113Thurot’s Dream
  114. 114A New Song on the Gallant Behaviour of Captain O’Brian and Captain…
  115. 115A New Song on the Taking of Havannah
  116. 116Lord Anson and Hawke
  117. 117A New Song on the Blandford Privateer
  118. 118The Sailors’ Dialogue
  119. 119Distressed Men of War
  120. 120The Sailor’s Complaint
  121. 121The Sailor’s Garland; or, the Ticket Buyer’s Lamentation
  122. 122The Saylor’s Complaint; or, the True Character of the Purser of a Ship
  123. 123The Sailor’s Resolution to Fight the Spaniards
  124. 124Jack Tar
  125. 125The Jolly Sailor’s True Description of a Man-of-War
  126. 126New Sea Song
  127. 127The Humours of the Royal Billy
  128. 128The Dolphin’s Return
  129. 129The Brags of Washington
  130. 130On the Late Engagement in Charles Town River
  131. 131Sullivan’s Island
  132. 132[The Cruisers.]
  133. 133On Board of the ‘Arethusa’
  134. 134The Greenland Men
  135. 135Admiral Keppel Triumphant; or, Monsieurs in the Suds
  136. 136Keppel and de Chartres
  137. 137A New Song in Praise of Admiral Keppel’s Fleet
  138. 138Admiral Keppel Triumphant
  139. 139Keppel for Ever!
  140. 140A New Song on Admiral Barrington
  141. 141Paul Jones
  142. 142Captain Farmer
  143. 143The Bold Blades of Old England
  144. 144The Royal Sailor
  145. 145Hood’s Conquest Over the Count de Grasse
  146. 146The Loss of the Centaur
  147. 147A New Sea Song Called the Robin Hood
  148. 148A New Song on the Battle Fought on the 18th June, 1793
  149. 149The Downfall of the French Fleet
  150. 150A New Song on the Sea Engagement Fought the First of June Last
  151. 151A New Sea Song
  152. 152The Blanche Frigate
  153. 153The Amazon Frigate
  154. 154A New Song (the Seventeen Bright Stars)
  155. 155The Genius of Britain
  156. 156British Tars Rewarded
  157. 157A New Song on Parker the Delegate, Head of the Mutiny at Sheerness
  158. 158The Death of Parker
  159. 159A New Song in Praise of Admiral Duncan
  160. 160A New Song on the Engagement Fought Between the Mars and la Hercule…
  161. 161Verses Written on Board His Majesty’s Ship the Astræa, by the Young…
  162. 162The Battle of the Nile
  163. 163The Arrow Sloop of War
  164. 164Copenhagen
  165. 165Action Off Copenhagen
  166. 166A New Song on Lord Nelson’s Victory at Copenhagen
  167. 167A New Song Composed by the Wounded Tars at the Siege of Boulogne
  168. 168France Cover’d With Glory, Being a Faithful Narrative Taken From th…
  169. 169La Loire Frigate, or Yeo! Yeo!
  170. 170Nelson’s Glorious Victory at Trafalgar
  171. 171A New Song Composed on the Death of Lord Nelson
  172. 172Admiral Strachan’s Victory
  173. 173New Song on the Engagement Between the Amethyst and Thetis, English…
  174. 174A New Song on the Successful Attempt of Destroying the French Fleet…
  175. 175A Copy of Verses on Jefferys the Seaman
  176. 176Ye Parliament of England
  177. 177The Constitution and Guerrière
  178. 178Shannon and Chesapeake
  179. 179Battle of the Shannon and Chesapeake
  180. 180A New Song, Called the Endymion’s Triumph
  181. 181The British Tars
  182. 182The Fancy Frigate
  183. 183The Saucy Scylla
  184. 184The Vanguard
  185. 185The Port Admiral
  186. 186Oh! Cruel
  187. 187The Answer to Oh! Cruel
  188. 188The Female Lieutenant; or, Faithless Lover Rewarded
  189. 189Billy Taylor
  190. 190Cawsand Bay
  191. 191General Campbell
  192. 192The Bold Adventures of Captain Ross
  193. 193The Capture of St. Jean d’Acre
  194. 194The Borneo Heroes
  195. 195The Slave Chase
  196. 196The Russians Won’t Come Out
  197. 197Don’t Forget Your Old Shipmate
  198. 198Names of Ships

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