Mudcat Café message #3909108

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Thread #163685 Message #3909108
Posted By: GUEST,Mick Pearce (MCP)
02-Mar-18 - 04:34 PM
Thread Name: Origins: James Madison Carpenter & Child Ballads
Subject: RE: Origins: James Madison Carpenter & Child Ballads

I think the sense is keep me (as husband) from this time forward. holden has many senses (ME Dictionary entry), but this seems to me the most likely.

Mick