You Say You Are of Noble Race

DESCRIPTION: "You say you are of noble race And I of low degree. We are all of Adam's race; Pray, what more can we be?" Reportedly, the girl turns down the boy because her status is higher than his
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: courting rejection
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 59, "You Say You Are of Noble Race" (1 fragment)
Roud #7844
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Oh, No, Not I" (theme)
File: Br3059

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