Maiden's Pride Punished, The

DESCRIPTION: Singer proposes to Fair Edith. She will not leave the city to live poor with him in a cottage. She thought he was rich. He is in fact rich but now he will not marry her.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1854 (source: Frank-JollySailorsBold)
KEYWORDS: greed poverty pride courting love marriage bequest dialog
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 74, "The Maiden's Pride Punished" (1 text)
Roud #31332
File: FJSB074

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