When all was wrapped in sable night

DMI number:

37069

First Line:

When all was wrapped in sable night

Last Line:

Farewell remember me

Poem Genre / Form:

Quatrain abab, Ballad metre, and Ballad

Themes:

Grief / sadness / melancholy, Love, and Parents and children

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Content/Publication

Title:

Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date ... volume the second. [T146587] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.230-236

Poem Title:

XXXIX. Lord George and Lady Dorothy. In imitation of William and Margaret. By a lady of quality.

Attribution:

By a lady of quality.

Attributed To:

Not attributed