Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project

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The Major's only son, and his true love's overthrow. The following lines were composed by himself on the melancholy occasion (He was a native of the commonwealth of Massachusetts)

This broadside is described in another of the same title, The Major’s Only Son.

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Date

1810-1814

Place of Publication

Boston.

Subjects

Love
Parental overprotection
Social classes
Wealth
Piety

First Line

Come all young people, far and near.

Identifiers

BIB ID: 281144
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocm79738261
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocn191461614
Ford, W.C. Thomas ballads, 162
AAS General Catalog URL: http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=281144
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Physical Dimensions

31 x 24 cm.

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Citation

“The Major's only son, and his true love's overthrow. The following lines were composed by himself on the melancholy occasion (He was a native of the commonwealth of Massachusetts),” Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project, accessed October 22, 2026, https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/thomasballads/items/show/161.