Category: Poetry

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

Borrow, George, 1803-1881 [Translator]; Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937 [Editor]· 1 chapters· 3,034 words

_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_, _shortly after the Restoration_, _...

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_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...