The policeman who prigged the mutton

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Title
The policeman who prigged the mutton
Description
The classic ballad was constructed of alternating four-beat and three-beat lines, arranged into four-line verses with each even-numbered line rhyming. Usually, the broadside would present a combination of news report and ballad, with a summary of the event printed first. Rather than printing a new musical score, balladeers would often compose to the tune of hymns or folk songs. Occasionally a broadside ballad will elaborate: "to be sung to the tune of...'" but it is often assumed that the public will know the melody.
Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
IUB00700
Authors
Paul, Charles
Full Title
The policeman who prigged the mutton.
Date
1845
Publisher
Seven Dials
Location
London
Language
English
Rights
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Type
Text
Medium
Ephemera
Bibliographic Citation
Paul, Charles. The Policeman Who Prigged the Mutton. London: Paul, printer 18, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 Dials 1845.

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