Drinking-songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsF. C. and J. Rivington, 1813 - Ballads, English |
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... hear This our instructive song ; For though such friendships may be dear , They can't continue long . * [ Dr. Parnell's version of this sportive song is executed with a vernacular air of graceful ease , that translation very rarely has ...
... hear This our instructive song ; For though such friendships may be dear , They can't continue long . * [ Dr. Parnell's version of this sportive song is executed with a vernacular air of graceful ease , that translation very rarely has ...
Page 55
... hear This our instructive song ; For though such friendships may be dear , They can't continue long . * [ Dr. Parnell's version of this sportive song is executed with a vernacular air of graceful ease , that translation very rarely has ...
... hear This our instructive song ; For though such friendships may be dear , They can't continue long . * [ Dr. Parnell's version of this sportive song is executed with a vernacular air of graceful ease , that translation very rarely has ...
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... hear , Unblushing enjoy , unrepining approve , While Damon toasts freely to friendship and love ; While harmony , beauty , and reason combine , Our souls to improve , and our senses refine . Time was meant for a blessing , not dealt as ...
... hear , Unblushing enjoy , unrepining approve , While Damon toasts freely to friendship and love ; While harmony , beauty , and reason combine , Our souls to improve , and our senses refine . Time was meant for a blessing , not dealt as ...
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... hear The warbles of th ' enchanting stream . Then Harmony and Picture came , Twin - nymphs , my sense to entertain ; By turns my eye , my ear was caught , With Raphael's strokes and Handel's strain . At last , such various pleasures ...
... hear The warbles of th ' enchanting stream . Then Harmony and Picture came , Twin - nymphs , my sense to entertain ; By turns my eye , my ear was caught , With Raphael's strokes and Handel's strain . At last , such various pleasures ...
Page 121
... hear You mourn my hapless woe ; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er can know . Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy ; Whilst thus I sing , I am a king , Although a poor blind boy . * Written for , and ...
... hear You mourn my hapless woe ; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er can know . Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy ; Whilst thus I sing , I am a king , Although a poor blind boy . * Written for , and ...
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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