Drinking-songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsF. C. and J. Rivington, 1813 - Ballads, English |
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What mirth and contentment in every one's brow , Hob as great as a prince , dancing after the plow ! The birds in the air , as they play on the wing , Although they but sip , would eternally sing . The stars , who I think don't to ...
What mirth and contentment in every one's brow , Hob as great as a prince , dancing after the plow ! The birds in the air , as they play on the wing , Although they but sip , would eternally sing . The stars , who I think don't to ...
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... prince of drinkers , ' Ranting , rattling , jovial boys : We despise your sullen thinkers , And fill the tavern with ' our ' noise . We sing and we roar , And we drink and call for more , And make more noise than twenty can ; ' Tis ...
... prince of drinkers , ' Ranting , rattling , jovial boys : We despise your sullen thinkers , And fill the tavern with ' our ' noise . We sing and we roar , And we drink and call for more , And make more noise than twenty can ; ' Tis ...
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... prince of sots : But I say now , hang such silly drunkards , Melt their flaggons , break their pots . My friend and I did join For a cellar full of wine , And we drank the vintner out of door ; We drank it all up , In the morning , at a ...
... prince of sots : But I say now , hang such silly drunkards , Melt their flaggons , break their pots . My friend and I did join For a cellar full of wine , And we drank the vintner out of door ; We drank it all up , In the morning , at a ...
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... prince , The nation's other hope ; And give us grace for to defy The Devil and the Pope . SONG XLVI . COME , come , my hearts of gold , Let us be merry and wise , It is a proverb of old , Suspicion has double eyes : Whatever we say or ...
... prince , The nation's other hope ; And give us grace for to defy The Devil and the Pope . SONG XLVI . COME , come , my hearts of gold , Let us be merry and wise , It is a proverb of old , Suspicion has double eyes : Whatever we say or ...
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... prince , peer , or peasant , to him were the same , For pleas'd he was pleasing wherever he came ; But still turn'd his back on contention and strife , Resolving to live all the days of his life . A friend to mankind , all mankind was ...
... prince , peer , or peasant , to him were the same , For pleas'd he was pleasing wherever he came ; But still turn'd his back on contention and strife , Resolving to live all the days of his life . A friend to mankind , all mankind was ...
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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