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    Brown William, The Power of the Harp, and Other Ballads
    Brown William, The Power of the Harp, and Other Ballads
    Brown William, The Power of the Harp, and Other Ballads
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    Brown William, The Power of the Harp, and Other Ballads

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    This unique ballad was written as a result of the execution of William Christian, generally called William Donn. He was shot at Hango Hill shortly after the Restoration for alleged betrayal of the Derby family.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 24, 2021
    ISBN4064066131616
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      Brown William, The Power of the Harp, and Other Ballads - Good Press

      Brown William, The Power of the Harp, and Other Ballads

      Published by Good Press, 2021

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066131616

      Table of Contents

      BROWN WILLIAM

      THE POWER OF THE HARP

      THE UNFORTUNATE MARRIAGE

      THE WRESTLING-MATCH

      THE WARRIOR From the Arabic .

      Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

      BROWN WILLIAM

      the power of the harp

      and

      other ballads

      Table of Contents

      by

      GEORGE BORROW

      London:

      printed for private circulation

      1913

      Copyright in the United States of America

      by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. for Clement Shorter.

      BROWN WILLIAM

      Table of Contents

      This ballad was written in consequence of the execution of William Christian, generally called William Donn, or Brown William, from the darkness of his complexion, who was shot at Hango Hill, near Castletown, in the Isle of Man,

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