Fair Margaret and Sweet William
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fair-margaret-and-sweet-william-178-991797
title:
Fair Margaret and Sweet William
text:
"Fair Margaret and Sweet William" is a traditional English ballad which tells of two lovers, one or both of whom die from heartbreak. Thomas Percy included it in his 1765 Reliques and said that it was quoted as early as 1611 in the Knight of the Burning Pestle. In the United States, variations of Fair Margaret were regarded as folk song as early as 1823.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Traditional song
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Margaret_and_Sweet_William
date created:
2006-06-13T01:32:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T15:49:01Z
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