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Thread #143708   Message #3351258
Posted By: Steve Gardham
15-May-12 - 04:52 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Child Ballads: US Versions Part 2
Subject: RE: Origins: Child Ballads: US Versions Part 2
Without delving very deep I'm struggling to identify any version that definitely predates 1800. There are plenty of broadsides but all identifiable ones are definitely early 19thc and none with Chid's title. Where did that editorial title come from? Broadsides are 'Cold Blows the Wind' or 'The Weeping Lover' or 'The Mournful Lovers'. The no imprint ones with the last title could well be late 18thc.