Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project

Verses in Vogue with the Vulgar

The rose tree

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“The Rose Tree” is described in another broadside, Guardian Angels.

This broadside is one of seven English prints Thomas added to his collection of Coverly broadsides before having them bound (see The Sailor’s Departure from His True Love Susan). Three of the English prints are identified as coming from John Evans’s press at Long Lane, West Smithfield, between 1791 and 1792, and the others resemble them closely. They are printed from engraved plates and the fine details of the illustrations are enhanced with watercolors. Broadsides like these were rare in America although not unknown.

Additional Metadata

Date

179-?

Place of Publication

London.

Subjects

Love
Loss (Psychology)
Nature

First Line

A rose tree, in full bearing, had sweet flowers fair to view.

Identifiers

BIB ID: 204001
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocm80477643
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocn191357377
Ford, W.C. Thomas ballads, 231
AAS General Catalog URL: http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=204001
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Physical Dimensions

29 x 18 cm.

Transcriptions

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Citation

“The rose tree,” Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project, accessed August 9, 2022, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/thomasballads/items/show/37.