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English ballad, Child no. 219
For other uses, see The Gardener.
The Gardener is Child ballad 219 (Roud 339);[1] also called "Proud Maisrie" or "The Gardener Child",[2][3] the collection includes several variants, many fragmentary.
Synopsis
A gardener woos a lady, proposing to dress her in various flowers. She rejects him with a suggestion that he wear snow and other wintry weather.
References
- ^ "Welcome to the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library". www.vwml.org.
- ^ "Proud Maisrie / The Gardener / The Gardener Child (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840)". mainlynorfolk.info.
- ^ Sedley, Stephen; Carthy, Martin (September 16, 2021). Who Killed Cock Robin?: British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781789145021 – via Google Books.
External links
- The Gardener
- The Gardener, in Kinloch, 'Ancient Scottish Ballads', 1827
Categories
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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