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"Ben Bolt" is a sentimental ballad with lyrics derived from a poem by Thomas Dunn English. It enjoyed widespread popularity throughout the English-speaking world during the nineteenth century.
As sung by Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry in the play of Trilby
Sweet Alice (Ben Bolt), photograph by Frank Eugene, circa 1900.
Thomas Dunn English
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Thomas Dunn English was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a
Ben Bolt
…Ben Bolt" (Roud 2653) is a sentimental ballad with lyrics derived from a poem by Thomas Dunn English. It enjoyed widespread popularity throughout the English-speaking world during the nineteenth century. Thomas Dunn English wrote the poem "Ben Bolt…
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Thomas Dunn English
The Aristidean, September, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's personal copy believed to contain his anonymous reviews
Grave of Thomas Dunn English