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Robinson, John, 1727-1802 (Westmorland MP)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 15 July 1727 - 19 June 1760

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Bound manuscript entitled "A Collection of choice Songs English and Scots In Two Parts", compiled by John Robinson

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2081
Scope and Contents This is a bound collection of Scottish and English popular songs and ballads assembled and transcribed by John Robinson, an alumnus of Appleby Grammar School, who later served as Member of Parliament for Westmoreland.The volume is divided in two parts: part one, "Chiefly English", starts on p. 1, and ends on p. 74. The very first poem, entitled "Dedication", is taken from Scottish bookseller-poet Allan Ramsay's Tea-table miscellany:...
Dates: 1765