Barbara Allen's cruelty: or, The young-man's tragedy. With Barbara Allen's [l]amentation for her unkindness to her lover, and her self. To the tune of Brbara [sic] Allen. Licensed according to order.

Barbara Allen's cruelty: or, The young-man's tragedy. With Barbara Allen's [l]amentation for her unkindness to her lover, and her self. To the tune of Brbara [sic] Allen. Licensed according to order.

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Barbara Allen's Cruelty: OR, THE Young-man's Tragedy. With Barbara Allen's Lamentation for her Unkindness to her Lover, and her Self.

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Barbara Allen's Cruelty: OR, THE Young-man's Tragedy.
With Barbara Allen's Lamentation for her Unkindness to her Lover, and her Self.

To the Tune of Barbara Allen.

Licensed according to Order.

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IN Scarlet Town where I was bound,

there was a fair Maid dwelling,

Whom I had chosen to be my own

and her name it was Barbara Allen.

All in the merry Month of May,

when green leaves they was springing,

This young man on his Death-bed lay,

for the love of Barbara Allen.

He sent his man unto her then,

to the Town where she was dwelling,

You must come to my Master dear,

if your name be Barbara Allen.

For Death is printed in his face,

and sorrow's in him dwelling,

And you must come to my Master dear,

if your name be Barbara Allen.

If Death be printed in his face,

and sorrows in him dwelling,

Then little better shall he be,

for bonny Barbara Allen.

So slowly, slowly she got up,

and so slowly she came to him,

And all she said when she came there,

Young man I think you are a dying.

He turn'd his face unto her then,

if you be Barbara Allen.

My dear said he, come pitty me,

as on my Death-Bed I am lying.

If on your Death Bed you be lying,

what is that to Barbara Allen.

I cannot keep you from Death,

so farewell, said Barbara Allen?

He turn'd his face unto the Wall,

and Death came creeping to him;

Then adieu, adieu and adieu to all,

and adieu to Barbara Allen.

And as she was walking on a day,

she heard the Bell a Ringing,

And it did seem to Ring to her,

Vnworthy Barbara Allen.

She turn'd her self round about,

and she spy'd the Corps a coming;

Lay down lay down the Corps of Clay▪

that I may look upon him.

And all the while she looked on,

so loudly she lay laughing;

While all her Friends cry'd amain,

Vnworthy Barbara Allen.

When he was dead and laid in Grave,

then Death came creeping to she

O Mother! Mother! make my Bed

for his death hath quite undone we.

A hard-hearted Creature that I was,

to slight one that lov'd me so dearly,

I wish I had been more kinder to him,

the time of his Life, when he was near me.

So this Maid she then did dye,

and desired to be buried by him,

And repented her self before she dy'd,

that ever she did deny him.

FINIS.

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Printed for, P. Brooksby J. Deacon, J. Blare J. Back.

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Barbara Allen's cruelty: or, The young-man's tragedy. With Barbara Allen's [l]amentation for her unkindness to her lover, and her self. To the tune of Brbara [sic] Allen. Licensed according to order.

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1688-1692?

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2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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B01880

ID [STC]

Wing B683

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[11]

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[25]

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

99887035

ID [PROQUEST]

ocm99887035

ID [VID]

183231

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— Barbara Allen's cruelty: or, The young-man's tragedy. With Barbara Allen's [l]amentation for her unkindness to her lover, and her self. To the tune of Brbara [sic] Allen. Licensed according to order.,

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Printed for P. Brooksby, J. Deacon, J. Blare, J. Back.,. [London] :: [between 1688-1692]. (Verse: "In Scarlet Town where I was bound ...") (Place and date of publication suggested by Wing.) (Reproduction of original in the British Library.)

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