Drinking-songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsF. C. and J. Rivington, 1813 - Ballads, English |
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... tell , There's nothing can be compar'd so well , As wine , wine , women and wine , they run in a parallel . Women are witches , when they will , So is wine , so is wine ; They make the statesman lose his skill , The soldier , lawyer ...
... tell , There's nothing can be compar'd so well , As wine , wine , women and wine , they run in a parallel . Women are witches , when they will , So is wine , so is wine ; They make the statesman lose his skill , The soldier , lawyer ...
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... tell me , ye lovers of liquor divine , Did you e'er see a frown in a bumper of wine ? Her lilies and roses were just in their prime ; Yet lilies and roses are conquer'd by time : But in wine , from its age such a benefit flows , That we ...
... tell me , ye lovers of liquor divine , Did you e'er see a frown in a bumper of wine ? Her lilies and roses were just in their prime ; Yet lilies and roses are conquer'd by time : But in wine , from its age such a benefit flows , That we ...
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... tell , There's nothing can be compar'd so well , As wine , wine , women and wine , they run in a parallel . Women are witches , when they will , So is wine , so is wine ; They make the statesman lose his skill , The soldier , lawyer ...
... tell , There's nothing can be compar'd so well , As wine , wine , women and wine , they run in a parallel . Women are witches , when they will , So is wine , so is wine ; They make the statesman lose his skill , The soldier , lawyer ...
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... tell me , ye lovers of liquor divine , Did you e'er see a frown in a bumper of wine ? Her lilies and roses were just in their prime ; Yet lilies and roses are conquer'd by time : But in wine , from its age such a benefit flows , That we ...
... tell me , ye lovers of liquor divine , Did you e'er see a frown in a bumper of wine ? Her lilies and roses were just in their prime ; Yet lilies and roses are conquer'd by time : But in wine , from its age such a benefit flows , That we ...
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... tell you , young gentleman , what the Fates will is ; You , my boy , Must go ( The gods will have it so ) To the siege of Troy ; * Mr. Fawkes's translation contains the following additional lines , necessarily omitted when it was ...
... tell you , young gentleman , what the Fates will is ; You , my boy , Must go ( The gods will have it so ) To the siege of Troy ; * Mr. Fawkes's translation contains the following additional lines , necessarily omitted when it 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