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Thread #155874   Message #3671349
Posted By: Steve Gardham
22-Oct-14 - 04:31 PM
Thread Name: Origins: 18th Century Songs of Betrayal/Deceit?
Subject: RE: Origins: 18th Century Songs of Betrayal/Deceit?
Plenty of 17thc that were reprinted in the 18th. Heir of Linne in Child and its 17thc broadside relatives. There are probably more where the son betrays the father. Most of them revolve around the reckless son spending the father's money then turning the aged parent out of doors. Check out the headnotes to Child 269.