Lady Alice- Uneda (PA) c.1816 Child A c.
[This is Child A c. and the copy of the original source from Notes and Queries- Volume 1; 2nd S. No 18; May 3, 1856 is found below. The text was provided by Uneda.
Who was UNEDA? To begin, what is known of him is that he lived in Philadelphia and had almost encyclopedic interests, eg, history and biography, literature, folklore, philology. He was a regular contributor to Notes and Queries from 17 July 1852 until 9 September 1882.
According to this Poe Society of Baltimore article, Uneda was called William Duane Jr., Born: February 7, 1808 - Died: November 4, 1882. Born in Philadelphia to William John Duane and Deborah Bache, as the first of 9 children. His father was secretary of the United States Treasury. His mother was a granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, 1822-1825. He was admitted to the bar in 1830, first practicing law in Pittsburgh, and then back in Philadelphia. He contributed to the London edition of Notes and Queries, under the pen names "Uneda" and "M. E." Married Louisa Brooks on November 6, 1833. At least two children: Rev. Charles William Duane, rector of St. Andrew's Church, in west Philadelphia. And a daughter. (background info on Uneda provided by Mick Pierce- Mudcat)
R. Matteson 2012, 2015]
Lady Alice- Uneda (PA) c.1816 Child A c.
1 Lady Alice was sitting in her bower window,
A-mending her midnight coif,
And there she saw the finest corpse
That she ever saw in her life.
"Fal-de-ral"
2 'What bear ye, what bear ye, ye six men tall,
Upon your shoulders strong?'
'We bear the corpse of Sir Giles Collins,
An old and true lover of yours.'
"Fal-de-ral"
3 Lady Alice was buried all in the east,
Giles Collins all in the west,
A lily grew out of Giles Collins's grave,
And touched Lady Alice's breast.
"Fal-de-ral"