Both Uses of
ballad
in
All's Well That Ends Well
- A prophet I, madam; and I speak the truth the next way: For I the ballad will repeat, Which men full true shall find; Your marriage comes by destiny, Your cuckoo sings by kind.†
Scene 1.3 *
- Tax of impudence,— A strumpet's boldness, a divulged shame,— Traduc'd by odious ballads; my maiden's name Sear'd otherwise; ne worse of worst extended, With vilest torture let my life be ended.†
Scene 2.1
Definition:
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(ballad) a song (or poem) that tells a story