O wanton king Edward thy labour is vain
- DMI number:
- 37017
- First Line:
- O wanton king Edward thy labour is vain
- Last Line:
- Yet England will give me a sad burial
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Ballad, Quatrain aabb, and Answer/reply
- Themes:
- Love, The monarchy (heads of state), and Women / the female character
- First Line:
- Fair angel of England thy beauty most bright
- Last Line:
- That I may say welcome sweet virgin to me
- Relationship:
- Answer To/Answered By
- Comments:
- Title:
- Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date [T146587] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.332-333
- Poem Title:
- The Virgin's Answer.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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