Drinking songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsJ. Johnson, 1783 |
Common terms and phrases
ANACREON Bacchus BALLAD beſt bleſſings bowl boys brave bumper call'd chear Comus dear defire delight Derry doſt doth dragon drink earl earl Percy eaſe Engliſh eyes faid fair fair lady falſe fear fight fing firſt flain fome foon forrow foul friendſhip gallant give glaſs gold hath heart Horſely houſe king knight lady laſt little Muſgrave lord lord Barnard maſter merry mind miſtreſs moſt muſe muſt ne'er never noble o'er old cap paſs pleaſe pleaſure praiſe preſently queen quoth ſhe reſt riſe roſe ſaid ſay ſea ſee ſeen ſenſe ſet ſhall ſhame ſhepherd ſhip ſhould ſhow ſmall ſmile ſome ſon SONG ſpace ſpeak ſpear ſpend ſpirits ſport ſpring ſquire ſtand ſtate ſtay ſteed ſtill ſtore ſtory ſtout ſtrife ſtrong ſuch ſure ſweet ſwords tell thee there's theſe thoſe thou art unto Vex'd Whoſe wife wine
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Էջ 153 - No wither'd witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew : The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew. The redbreast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary moss, and gather'd flowers, To deck the ground where thou art laid.
Էջ 140 - AN old song made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman, who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate ; Like an old courtier of the queen's, And the queen's old courtier.
Էջ 144 - Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and...
Էջ 252 - Sweet sister, do not fear ; God never prosper me nor mine, Nor aught else that I have, If I do wrong your children dear, When you are laid in grave.
Էջ 87 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of His grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend : This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands; And having nothing, yet hath all.
Էջ 145 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Էջ 118 - Their purpose is ambition, Their practice only hate : And if they once reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell...
Էջ 82 - Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store: They poor, I rich; they beg, I give; They lack, I leave; they pine, I live.
Էջ 253 - ... strife ; With one another they did fight About the children's life : And he that was of mildest mood, Did slay the other there, Within an unfrequented wood...
Էջ 24 - But an eternal health goes round. Fill up the bowl, then, fill it high, Fill all the glasses there, for why Should every creature drink but I? Why, man of morals, tell me why?