Drinking-songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsF. C. and J. Rivington, 1813 - Ballads, English |
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... Babes yet unborn shall never see The like of such a day . The stout and ever - thirsty duke A vow to God did make , His pleasure within Cumberland Three live - long nights to take . Sir Musgrave too of Martindale , A true and worthy ...
... Babes yet unborn shall never see The like of such a day . The stout and ever - thirsty duke A vow to God did make , His pleasure within Cumberland Three live - long nights to take . Sir Musgrave too of Martindale , A true and worthy ...
Page 55
... Babes yet unborn shall never see The like of such a day . The stout and ever - thirsty duke A vow to God did make , His pleasure within Cumberland Three live - long nights to take . Sir Musgrave too of Martindale , A true and worthy ...
... Babes yet unborn shall never see The like of such a day . The stout and ever - thirsty duke A vow to God did make , His pleasure within Cumberland Three live - long nights to take . Sir Musgrave too of Martindale , A true and worthy ...
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When larks ' gin sing Away we fling , And babes new - born steal as we go , An elf in bed We leave instead , And wend us laughing , ho , ho , ho ! From hag - bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revel'd to and fro ; And , for my ...
When larks ' gin sing Away we fling , And babes new - born steal as we go , An elf in bed We leave instead , And wend us laughing , ho , ho , ho ! From hag - bred Merlin's time have I Thus nightly revel'd to and fro ; And , for my ...
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... babes , and to husband my wife . But as all in this world , for the best is ordained , Good or ill , life or death , all by Heaven are sent , O may it be said , that I never complained , To live or to die , I'm for either content . SONG ...
... babes , and to husband my wife . But as all in this world , for the best is ordained , Good or ill , life or death , all by Heaven are sent , O may it be said , that I never complained , To live or to die , I'm for either content . SONG ...
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... Was , for the infant's sake , Preserved from the spirit's power , No vengeance could it take : The babe unborn did safely keep , As God appointed so , His mother's body from the fiend , That sought her 238 ANCIENT BALLADS .
... Was , for the infant's sake , Preserved from the spirit's power , No vengeance could it take : The babe unborn did safely keep , As God appointed so , His mother's body from the fiend , That sought her 238 ANCIENT BALLADS .
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ANACREON babes Bacchus BALLAD BATTLE OF EVESHAM beauty blessings bold bowl boys brave bring bumper call'd cheer claret Comus crown Cumberland Three dame dear death delight Derry doth dragon drank drink Earl Percy eyes fair fear fight friendship gallant give glass gold grace grave grief hand happy Harry Carey hast hath head heart Henry Here's honest honour JAMES PLUMPTRE Johny Armstrong joys king knight lady Lancelot land little Musgrave live lord lowly lies maid merry mind mirth ne'er never noble o'er old cap peace Percy pleasure poor pray prince queen quoth R. B. SHERIDAN rich rose round sing slain SONG sorrow soul squire stormy winds Sweet William tears tell thee thing thou art thou shalt Tis wine true Twill unto vicar of Bray wanton wife winds do blow wise