EBBA 34137
National Library of Scotland - Crawford
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| Ballad Title | The Virgins Tragedy: Or the / Faithful Maiden, and the Faithless Young man. / Being a true Relation how a young man living in Westminster, fell in Love with a Maid which had Two / hundred pounds to her portion, several promises past betwixt them, and their Love continued for the / space of two years at the end whereof, he appointed a day for marriage, but the day being come, he / most disloyally cast her off and forsook her; whose unkindness struck so deep to the maidens heart, / that she fell into swouning and distracted Fits, and so miserably languisht for a fortnights time, & then / dyed. Desiring on her Death-bed in the presence of several Neighbours, that her Parents and Rela- / tions would cause her unfortunate Tragedy to be put into Print, which is here done to fulfil the Will / of the Dead: by her brother. |
| Tune Imprint | Tune is Ginny Gin Or, fare one let me in. |
| Standard Tune Title | Fair One Let Me In, The |
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