by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Where are ye fair maids
Language: English
Where are ye fair maids that have need of our trades? I sell you a rare confection. Will you have your face spread either with white or red? My drugs are no dregs for I love the white of eggs made in rare confection. Will ye buy any fair complexion?
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, well-known phrases of vendors on the streets of old London.  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003), "Where are ye fair maids", from Cries of London, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 50