cavaliers sang political ballads
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Pepys (April 23rd, 1660) mentions it under the title of The Blacksmith, by which it was sometimes known.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “cavaliers sang political ballads” mean?
Pepys (April 23rd, 1660) mentions it under the title of The Blacksmith, by which it was sometimes known.
Is “cavaliers sang political ballads” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.