Mermaid (II), The

DESCRIPTION: "To yon fause stream that, near the sea, Hides mony an elf and plum... A witless knight did come." A mermaid comes up to lure him into the water. She convinced him; he holds out his hand, and she laughs as he is sucked into the water, never to rise
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1808 (Finlay, according to Bell)
KEYWORDS: mermaid/man river death
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bell-Combined-EarlyBallads-CustomsBalladsSongsPeasantryEngland, pp. 186-188, "The Mermaid" (1 text)
ST BeCo186 (Partial)
File: BeCo186

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