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References
- ↑ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads "The Gay Goshawk"
- ↑ Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 2, p 355-6, Dover Publications, New York 1965
- ↑ Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 1, p 247, Dover Publications, New York 1965
- ↑ Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 2, p 356-7, Dover Publications, New York 1965
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