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Thread #80856 Message #2449202
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
24-Sep-08 - 04:27 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow'
"The Willow Tree," version beginning 'O take me in your arms, love, was printed by J. Evans, London, c. 1780-1812; Firth B25(210) and other copies.
The parody, "The Apple Tree," also may go back to the late 18th c.; a copy printed by J. Pitts, London, c. 1802-1819, is in the Bodleian Collection, Harding B16(199b).