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1 online resource (11 pages) |
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This ballad was probably sold on the day of Raleigh's execution, 29 October 1618. "The original is in the possession of Magdalene College, Cambridge; and it was among the ballads Samuel Pepys bequeathed to the College and was probably once in the possession of John Selden"--Note, page 3 |
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Originally published: Sir Walter Rauleigh, his lamentation : who was beheaded in the old pallace at Westminster the 29 of October, 1618. London : Printed for P. Birch, 1618 (S.T.C. 20655) |
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Prefatory note signed, page 3: C.H. Firth |
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Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed August 11, 2015) |
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Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 -- Poetry
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Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 -- In literature
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Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 -- Miscellanea
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Raleigh, Walter, Sir, approximately 1552-1618 fast |
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Ballads, English -- Early works to 1800
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Laments -- England -- London
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Beheading -- England -- London
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Literature
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Ballads, English
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Beheading
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Laments
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England -- London
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Trivia and miscellanea
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Early works
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Poetry
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936, author of prefatory note.
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Middle Temple (London, England), issuing body.
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