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Thread #88611   Message #1665266
Posted By: Amos
09-Feb-06 - 11:25 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Dying of a 'Broken Heart'
Subject: RE: Folklore: Dying of a 'Broken Heart'
Lord Lovell, a s mentioned above, is clearly heartbreak-caused death; it says so.

And there's "The Butcher Boy", where a lass hangs herself by a rope for abandoned love; and "I Never Shall Marry", which is another suicide for love.

These are slightly off dying of a broken heart directly, but I am sure you could argue it as the first cause in the chain.

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