I sing not old Jason who travelled through Greece
- DMI number:
- 11871
- First Line:
- I sing not old Jason who travelled through Greece
- Last Line:
- Thus ends the first part of the ballad of Down | Derry down down hey derry down
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Song with refrain and Ballad
- Themes:
- Ancient history, Mythology, Food and drink, and Travel
- Author:
- Matthew Prior
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Wright and Spears I: 550-7.
- Title:
- A collection of merry poems [N27710] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.56-61
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall. A curious Ballad. To the Tune of King John, and the Abbot of Canterbury. Written in the Year 1715.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A new collection of poems on several occasions by Mr. Prior, and others [T144876]
- Page No(s):
- pp.27-38
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall; a Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems on several occasions, by Matthew Prior [2nd. edition] [T75647]
- Page No(s):
- pp.[27]-38
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall; A Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems on several occasions. By the late Matthew Prior [3rd ed.] [T75656]
- Page No(s):
- pp.[19]-27
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall; a Ballad. To the Tune of King John and the Abbot of Canterbury. Written in the Year, M DCC XV.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The merry companion or, a cure for the spleen [T301231] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.56-61
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall. A curious Ballad. To the Tune of King John, and the Abbot of Canterbury. Written in the Year 1715.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems on several occasions [T75638] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.[17]-24
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall: A Ballad. To the Tuen of King John and the Abbot of Canterbury. Written in the Year M DCC XV.
- Attribution:
- Title-page attribution, 'By Matthew Prior, Esq'.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- Poems on several occasions [T75645]
- Page No(s):
- pp.[17]-24
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall: A Ballad. To the Tune of King John and the Abbot of Canterbury. Written in the Year MDCCXV.
- Attribution:
- Title-page attribution, 'By Matthew Prior, Esq'.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- Poems on several occasions [T75657]
- Page No(s):
- pp.[17]-24
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall: A Ballad. To the Tune of King John and the Abbot of Canterbury. Written in the Year M DCC XV.
- Attribution:
- Title-page attribution, 'By Matthew Prior, Esq'.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The muse's vagaries or the merry mortal's companion [Part I] [ESTC T170724]
- Page No(s):
- pp.16-24
- Poem Title:
- Down-Hall. A Ballad.
- Attribution:
- Contents page attribution: by Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
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