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Lighter Origins: Died for Love: Sources and variants (125* d) RE: Origins: Died for Love: Sources and variants 14 Jan 17

At the moment, the earliest occurrence of the line I can find is in one of Kidson's Yorkshire versions, published in 1891.

The Bodleian Ballad cite appears to have no broadside printing of the "I Wish, I Wish" song that I can see.


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