Black maid complain not that I fly
- DMI number:
- 5062
- First Line:
- Black maid complain not that I fly
- Last Line:
- And then I will bequeath my self to thee
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Complaint, Lyric, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Sex / relations between the sexes
- Author:
- Henry King
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- King (1664): 6-7.
- First Line:
- Why lovely boy why fly'st thou me
- Last Line:
- And thou shalt need no other shade than I
- Relationship:
- Answer To/Answered By
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Black girl complain not that I fly
- Last Line:
- And I'll bequeath myself to thee
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The diverting post, for the entertainment of town and country [P2118]
- Page No(s):
- Numb. 5 (v)
- Poem Title:
- The boy's answer to the Blackamore maid
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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