The Rarest Ballad That Ever Was Seen
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title:
The Rarest Ballad That Ever Was Seen
text:
The Rarest Ballad That Ever Was Seen is an English broadside ballad from the late 17th century. It tells the story of a blind beggar's daughter from Bednal-Green and her marriage to a knight. In the story, the main character Bessee is the most beautiful woman in her town. But she was few marital prospects due to her father's status as a beggar. She eventually gains four suitors, but only the knight among them is willing to marry an impoverished girl. The beggar father turns out to a blinded war
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Song
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rarest_Ballad_That_Ever_Was_Seen
date created:
2014-10-03T19:52:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T01:42:26Z
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