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In Rome a nobleman did wed

DMI number:
11525
First Line:
In Rome a nobleman did wed
Last Line:
As ever man did hear
Poem Genre / Form:
Alternate rhyme [abcbdefe...] and Ballad
Themes:
Death[Noble family] and Race / racism[Bloodthirsty Black-a-Moor]
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. [Vol II] [2nd ed] [ESTC T144721]
Page No(s):
pp.152-157
Poem Title:
A Lamentable Ballad of the Tragical End of a Gallant Lord and Virtuous Lady; together with the untimely Death of their two Children; wickedly performed by a Heathenish and Blood-thirsty Black-a-Moor, their Servant; the like of which Cruelty and Murther was never heard of before.
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Title:
A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. With introductions historical and critical. [Vol II] [N166]
Page No(s):
pp.152-157
Poem Title:
A Lamentable Ballad of the Tragical End of a Gallant Lord and Virtuous Lady; together with the Untimely Death of their two Children; wickedly performed by a Heathenish and Blood-thirsty Black-a-Moor, their Servant; the like of which Cruelty and Murther was never before heard of.
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