The life and times of James Catnach : (late of Seven Dials), ballad monger (1878)
Hindley, Charles, d. 1893, Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, ill · London : Reeves and Turner · leaf 229
Bess to stop.And coax them till they go below. And broil a mutton chop.Large rounds of beef I gaze upon, Just wink and earn a piece,I d rather than a borough lout Be one of the New Police. The New Police, &c. I d usd to live on low lobscousc, Twas foolish—Id no sense—I now live like a… … Now, then, Sir, I 11 trouble you to move on !The Lobsters Clause ; or, The New Police Bill. I SING, I sing, of the new bill, sir,That to the people seems a pill, sir,And shortly I 11 relate its clauses.That you may know what the police law is.First and foremost, in a straight line running,For…
Catnach, James, 1792-1841 · Printers -- Great Britain · Printing -- Great Britain History 19th century · Ballads, English -- Publishing England History 19th century · Chapbooks, English
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