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GUEST,matt milton Lyr Req: Betsey the Milk-Maid/Blackberry Fold (16) RE: Lyr Req: Betsey the Milk-Maid/Blackberry Fold 11 Aug 15

I like over-interpreting things from time to time!
...and of course, it could only be "mistress dear" in order to rhyme with "river clear" ;)

At the very least, there's some poetic symbolism in that last line: something pure being spoilt.

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