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Rhymes of Northern Bards: Being a Curious Collection of Old and New Songs and Poems, Peculiar to the Counties of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham

by J. Bell

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry153 chapters
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About this book

Discover a lively collection of songs and poems capturing the spirit, history, and local color of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham, preserving the voices and tales of Northern bards for generations to come.

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Contents

153 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02LINES SENT TO THE EDITOR AND PRINTER.
03PREFACE.
04VERSES ON NORTHUMBERLAND MINSTRELSY.
05SONGS.
06THE NEW KEEL ROW.
07BONNY KEEL LADDIE.
08DOL LI A.
09THE TYNE.
10BLACKETT’s FIELD.
11KIVER AWA’.
12BRITANNIA’S VOLUNTEERS.

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