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THE UNQUIET GRAVE—C
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“From a yeoman in Suffolk, who got it from his nurse;” B. Montgomerie Ranking, in Notes and Queries, Fifth Series, VII, 387.
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‘Cold blows the wind oer my true-love,Cold blow the drops of rain;
I never, never had but one sweetheart,
In the greenwood he was slain.
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‘I did as much for my true-loveAs ever did any maid;
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‘One kiss from your lily-cold lips, true-love,One kiss is all I pray,
And I'll sit and weep all over your grave
For a twelvemonth and a day.’
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‘My cheek is as cold as the clay, true-love,My breath is earthy and strong;
And if I should kiss your lips, true-love,
Your life would not be long.’
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