| Title: | The unfortunate forrester, or, Fair Elener's tragedy. Shewing how Lord Thomas, once a bold forrester, fell in love with the fair Lady Elener, but his mother would not suffer him to marry her, but told him of another that was far richer: then the Lord Thomas, not willing to be undutiful to his mother, appoints his wedding day, and invites fair Elener to come to his wedding: who contrary to her mothers knowledge came, having seen his bride she stab'd her self, which Lord Thomas seeing, took the same dagger, and killed himself. Tune is, Chevy Chase : with allowance. |
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| Print source: | The unfortunate forrester, or, Fair Elener's tragedy. Shewing how Lord Thomas, once a bold forrester, fell in love with the fair Lady Elener, but his mother would not suffer him to marry her, but told him of another that was far richer: then the Lord Thomas, not willing to be undutiful to his mother, appoints his wedding day, and invites fair Elener to come to his wedding: who contrary to her mothers knowledge came, having seen his bride she stab'd her self, which Lord Thomas seeing, took the same dagger, and killed himself. Tune is, Chevy Chase : with allowance. London,: Printed for W. Thackeray, T. Passenger, and W. Whitwood., [167-?] |
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Ballads, English -- 17th century.
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