Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan

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They'll tell thee, sailors, when away,
In ev'ry port a mistress find.

John Gay

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Topic

Sailors Sailing

Author

John Gay

Source

Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1720 1720s 18th century

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Citation

Gay, John. "Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan." Poems on Several Occasions. London: Jacob Tonson and Bernard Lintot, 1720, I. 27.