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Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

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AND BALLADS. 305<br />

Murder, murder, the dragon cry'd, 145<br />

Alack, alack, for grief ;<br />

Had you but mill that place, you could<br />

Have done me no mifchief.<br />

Then his head he fhaked, trembled and quaked,<br />

And down he laid and cry'd<br />

Firil on one knee, then on back tumbled he,<br />

So groan'd, kickt, f. . ., and dy'd.<br />

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150<br />

* # * Since thefirft Edition was printed <strong>of</strong>f, the Editor has<br />

been favoured with fome curious particulars relating to the<br />

foregoing Song, which are here given In the words <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Relater.<br />

" In York/hire,fx milesfromRotherkam, is d village, called<br />

ie Wortley, thefeat <strong>of</strong>the IateWoRTLEY Montague,<br />

" Efq; About a mile from this village Is a lodge, called<br />

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