The Post Captain
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SKU: LV.15767
Composed by William Shield. Seamen, Naval ships, Ship equipment & rigging, Education, Courage, Military officers. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.15767).The Post Captain. Composed by Wm. Shield, Musician in Ordinary to his Majesty. Published [n.d.] by I. and M. Paff, No.127 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with refrain[each verse consists of two contrasting sections] with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Seamen, Naval ships, Ship equipment & rigging, Education, Courage, Military officers. First line reads "When Steerwell heard me first impart our brave Commanders Story First line of refrain Anchor a peak hove the Anchor a peak singing Yeo heave Yeo [text varies with each verse].".
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