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References
- ↑ "Coridon and Parthenia Ballads". English Broadside Ballad Archive. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Simpson, Claude (1966). The British Broadside Ballad and its Music. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 77.
- ↑ Simpson, Claude (1966). The British Broadside Ballad and its Music. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 77.
- ↑ Simpson, Claude (1966). The British Broadside Ballad and its Music. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 77.
- ↑ Chappell, W. Popular Music of the Olden Time. London: Cramer, Beale, & Chappell. p. 536.
- ↑ Chappell, W. Popular Music of the Olden Time. London: Cramer, Beale, & Chappell. p. 536.
