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The merchant of Scotland, and the unfortunate damosel. : A damosel fair in Scotland born, being full of grief and left forlorn, 'twas an English-man that she did love, who left her and unkind did prove: in private she did make great moan. Because her English-man was gone. An Edenborough-merchant there, her sighs and groans did chance to hear: and married her, but in short time, was forc'd to leave his native chine; and sail unto some forraign shore, leaving her sadder then before. To a pleasant countrey tune.

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Language:	English
Published:	[London] : Printed for E. Oliver, at the Golden Key, on Snow-hill, over-against St. Sepulchre-Chureh [sic], neer the Sarazens-head, [1695?]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Merchants > Poetry > Early works to 1800. Ballads, English > 17th century. Broadsides > England > 17th century.
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