Poetry Codex

Romantic

William Midford

c. 1788–1851

William Midford is represented here by verse printed in The Newcastle Song Book; or, Tyne-side Songster (Newcastle: W. & T. Fordyce, 1842), 16 pieces.

A writer of Tyneside songs in the local dialect; the spelling of the printed texts is kept as the books give it.

Poems (16)

  1. Bob Cranky's Account of the Ascent of Mr Sadler's Balloon, from Newcastle, Sep. 1, 1815
  2. Cappy, or the Pitman's Dog
  3. Coronation Thursday
  4. Eagle Steam Packet
  5. Local Militia-man
  6. Masquerade at Newcastle Theatre
  7. Mayor of Bourdeaux; or, Mally's Mistake
  8. New Fish Market
  9. Newcastle in an Uproar; or, George the Fourth's Coronation
  10. New Markets; or, Newcastle Improvements
  11. Picture of Newcastle; or, George the Fourth's Coronation
  12. Pitman's Skellyscope
  13. Pitman's Courtship
  14. Tyne Cossacks
  15. Wonderful Gutter
  16. X-Y-Z at Newcastle Races, 1814

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