Drinking-songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsF. C. and J. Rivington, 1813 - Ballads, English |
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... HUNDRED YEARS HENCE . LET us drink and be merry , Dance , joke , and rejoice , With claret and sherry , Theorbo and voice : The changeable world To our joy is unjust ; All treasure's uncertain , Then down with your dust . In frolics ...
... HUNDRED YEARS HENCE . LET us drink and be merry , Dance , joke , and rejoice , With claret and sherry , Theorbo and voice : The changeable world To our joy is unjust ; All treasure's uncertain , Then down with your dust . In frolics ...
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... hundred years hence . The usurer , that In the hundred takes twenty , Who wants in his wealth , And pines in his plenty ; Lays up for a season Which he shall ne'er see , The year one thousand Eight hundred and three : His wit and his ...
... hundred years hence . The usurer , that In the hundred takes twenty , Who wants in his wealth , And pines in his plenty ; Lays up for a season Which he shall ne'er see , The year one thousand Eight hundred and three : His wit and his ...
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... hundred years hence . Then why should we turmoil In cares and in fears , Turn all our tranquillity To sighs and to tears ? Let's eat , drink , and play , Till the worms do corrupt us , ' Tis certain , post mortem Nulla voluptas . Let's ...
... hundred years hence . Then why should we turmoil In cares and in fears , Turn all our tranquillity To sighs and to tears ? Let's eat , drink , and play , Till the worms do corrupt us , ' Tis certain , post mortem Nulla voluptas . Let's ...
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... hundred tun ; We drank it all at sea , Ere we came unto the key , And the merchant swore he was quite undone . My friend , not having quench'd his thirst , Said , let us to the vineyards haste : Straight then we sail'd to the Canaries ...
... hundred tun ; We drank it all at sea , Ere we came unto the key , And the merchant swore he was quite undone . My friend , not having quench'd his thirst , Said , let us to the vineyards haste : Straight then we sail'd to the Canaries ...
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... hundred years before Christ did spring , The happy invention of a pot of good ale . The North they will praise it , and praise it with passion , Where every river gives name to a dale ; There men are yet living that are of th ' old ...
... hundred years before Christ did spring , The happy invention of a pot of good ale . The North they will praise it , and praise it with passion , Where every river gives name to a dale ; There men are yet living that are of th ' old ...
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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