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LORD RANDAL—G
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Illustrations of Northern Antiquities, p. 319. Originally from a clergyman's daughter, in Suffolk.
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‘Where have you been today, Billy, my son?Where have you been today, my only man?’
‘I've been a wooing; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick at heart, and fain would lay down.’
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‘What have you ate today, Billy, my son?What have you ate today, my only man?’
‘I've ate eel-pie; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick at heart, and shall die before noon.’
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