Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
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title:
Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
text:
Bessy Bell and Mary Gray is an English-language folk song. The two titular characters sought refuge from the plague in 1645 in a remote spot away from habitation. The story has been much embellished in a poem and ballad that were written many years later. According to the ballad, Bessy and Mary were daughters of two Perthshire gentlemen, who in 1666 built themselves a bower to avoid catching a devastating plague. The girls were supplied with food by a lad in love with both of them; the lad caugh
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encyclopedia
description:
Traditional song
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessy_Bell_and_Mary_Gray
date created:
2005-10-13T15:35:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:51:17Z
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