Drinking songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsJ. Johnson, 1783 |
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Here's a health to our noble king , And to the queen of his heart ; Let's laugh , and merrily fing , And he's a coward that will start : Here's a health to our general , And to thofe that were in Spain , And to our colonel , And we'll ...
Here's a health to our noble king , And to the queen of his heart ; Let's laugh , and merrily fing , And he's a coward that will start : Here's a health to our general , And to thofe that were in Spain , And to our colonel , And we'll ...
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... queens and of kings , If he touch but the top of a pot of good ale . ' Tis like a whetstone to a blunt wit , And makes a fupply where nature doth fail ; The dulleft wit foon will look quite through the moon , If his temples be wet with ...
... queens and of kings , If he touch but the top of a pot of good ale . ' Tis like a whetstone to a blunt wit , And makes a fupply where nature doth fail ; The dulleft wit foon will look quite through the moon , If his temples be wet with ...
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... queen of ev'ry art , That glads the sense , or mends the heart , Bleft fource of purer joys : In every form of beauty bright , That captivates the mental fight With pleasure and furprise . 5 To To thy unfpotted shrine I bow ; Attend thy ...
... queen of ev'ry art , That glads the sense , or mends the heart , Bleft fource of purer joys : In every form of beauty bright , That captivates the mental fight With pleasure and furprise . 5 To To thy unfpotted shrine I bow ; Attend thy ...
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... queen , The church of Englands glory , Another face of things was seen , And I became a tory : Occafional conformists base , I damn'd their moderation ; And thought the church in danger was , By fuch prevarication . And this is law ...
... queen , The church of Englands glory , Another face of things was seen , And I became a tory : Occafional conformists base , I damn'd their moderation ; And thought the church in danger was , By fuch prevarication . And this is law ...
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... queens , [ And the queens old courtier . ] With an old lady , whofe anger one good word affwages , Who every quarter pays her old servants their wages , Who never knew what belongs to coachmen , footmen , and pages , But kept twenty ...
... queens , [ And the queens old courtier . ] With an old lady , whofe anger one good word affwages , Who every quarter pays her old servants their wages , Who never knew what belongs to coachmen , footmen , and pages , But kept twenty ...
Common terms and phrases
ANACREON Bacchus BALLAD Becauſe beſt bleffings bowl boys brave bumper call'd chear Comus dear defire delight Derry doth DRAGON OF WANTLEY drink earl earl Douglas earl Percy Engliſh eyes faid fair fair lady fame fear feen feven fhall fhould fhow fighs fight fing flain fleep fmile fome fong foon forrow foul ftand ftill ftrange ftrife fuch fure fweet gallant give glaſs gold hath heart himſelf honeft Horfely houſe huſband Johny Armstrong king lady laft lord lord Barnard mafter merry mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf ne'er never night noble o'er old cap pleaſe pleaſure praiſe preſently prince queen quoth fhe reft roſe ſaid ſee ſhall ſhe SONG SONG ſpace ſpeak ſtate ſweet tell thee there's theſe thofe thoſe thou art thouſand unto Vex'd vicar of Bray Whilft whofe 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?