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When Humber in his wrathful rags

DMI number:
11436
First Line:
When Humber in his wrathful rags
Last Line:
Were brought unto a woeful end
Poem Genre / Form:
Sesta rima / ababcc and Ballad
Themes:
Marriage[Duke of Cornwall's daughter divorce] and The monarchy (heads of state)[King of Albion]
Related People
Author:
Thomas Deloney
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Variant of 'Of the Duke of Cornwall's Daughter'. Deloney (1678) I.
Related Poems
First Line:
When Humber in his wrathful rage
Last Line:
Were brought unto a woeful end
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Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of old ballads. Corrected from the best and most ancient copies extant. [Vol II] [2nd ed] [ESTC T144721]
Page No(s):
pp.1-7
Poem Title:
I. An old Ballad of a Duke of Cornwall's Daughter; who, after her Marriage to a King of Albion, was divorc'd for the Sake of a Favourite Mistress: And her Exemplary Revenge on them both. To the Tune of, In Greece, &c.
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