Wit and Mirth or Pills to Purge Melancholy
Volume VI
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Volume VI: Songs |
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'As
Amoret and Thyrsis lay,' |
| 'As
unconcern'd and free as Air,' |
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'As
I am a Sailor,' |
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'And
now, now the Duke's March,' |
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'Aurelia
now one Moment lost,' |
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'After
the pangs of fierce Desire,' |
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'A
Pox on the Fool,' |
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'A
Young Man lately in our Town,' |
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'All
Joy to Mortals,' |
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'A
Pox on the Times,' |
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'A
Pox on such Fools ! let the' |
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'As
Cupid many Ages past,' |
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'All
Christians that have Ears to hear,' |
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'As
at Noon Dulcina rested,' |
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'A
Dean and Prebendary,' |
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'A
World that's full of Fools and Mad-men,' |
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'Astutus
Constabularius,' |
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'Amor
est Pegma,' |
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'Abroad
as I was walking, I'spyd' |
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'A
Pedlar proud as I heard tell,' |
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'A
Young Man and a Maid,' |
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'All
own the Young Sylvia is' |
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'A
Swain in despair,' |
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'As
I came down the hey Land Town,' |
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'A
Jolly young Grocer of London Town,' |
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'As
it befel upon one time,' |
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'A
Taylor good Lord, in the Time of Vacation,' |
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'A
Comely Dame of Islington,' |
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'Ah
! how happy's he,' |
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'A
Little Love may prove a Pleasure,' |
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'At
the Change as I was a walking,' |
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'All
you that must take a leap in the Dark,' |
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'Alphonzo,
if you Sir,' |
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'A
Worthy London Prentice,' |
| 'At
the break of Morning light,' |
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'Belinda's
pretty, pretty pleasing Form' |
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'Blush
not redder than the Morning,' |
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'Banish
my Lydia these' |
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'Beauty,
like Kingdoms not for one,' |
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'Beneath
a cool Shade Amaryllis' |
| 'Boasting
Fops who court the Fair,' |
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'Come
here's a good Health,' |
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'Cupid
make your Virgins tender,' |
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'Corinna
I excuse thy Face,' |
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'Chloe
found Love for his Psyche' |
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'Coy
Belinda may discover,' |
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'Corinna
'tis you that I Love,' |
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'Come
buy my Greens and Flowers,' |
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'Caelia's
bright Beauty all others transcend,' |
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'Come
from the Temple, away to the Bed,' |
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'Come
all that are dispos'd' |
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'Chloris,
can you' |
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'Caelia
be not too complying,' |
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'Clasp'd
in my dear Melinda's Arms,' |
| 'Come
Caelia come, lets sit and' |
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'Do
not rumple my Top-knot,' |
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'Day
was spent and Night' |
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'Dear
Catholick brother' |
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'Dear
Mother I am Transported,' |
| 'Despairing
besides a clear stream,' |
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E |
| 'Ere
Phillis with her looks did kill,' |
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'Fly,
fly ye lazy Hours,' |
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'Fye
Amaryllis, cease to grieve,' |
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'Fairest
Isle, all Isles excelling,' |
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'Fye
Jockey, never prattle,' |
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'Forgive
me Cloe if I dare,' |
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'Fortune
is blind and Beauty unkind,' |
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'From
Father Hopkins,' |
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'Fickle
Bliss, fantastick Treasure,' |
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'Fill
the Glass fill, fill,' |
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'Farewel
my useless Scrip,' |
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'Fates
I defie, I defie your Advances,' |
| 'Farewel
Chloe, O farewel,' |
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'God
Prosper long our Gracious Queen,' |
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'Go,
go, go, go falsest of thy Sex,' |
| 'Good
morrow Gossip Joan,' |
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'How
long, how long shall I pine' |
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'Hang
this whining way of Wooing' |
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'Here's
the Summer sprightly, gay,' |
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'How
happy's the Husband,' |
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'Having
spent all my Coin,' |
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'How
happy, how happy is she,' |
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'Hang
the Presbyters Gill,' |
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'Honest
Shepherd, since' |
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'How
happy's that Husband who after' |
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'How
is the World transform'd' |
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'Hub
ub, ub, boo;' |
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'Had
I but Love,' |
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'How
happy are we,' |
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'Hear
Chloe hear,' |
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'How
happy's he who weds a Wife,' |
| 'How
Charming Phillis is, how Fair,' |
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'If
I hear Orinda Swear,' |
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'Just
coming from Sea,' |
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'If
ever you mean to be kind,' |
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'I
know her false,' |
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'I
am come to lock all fast,' |
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'In
vain Clemene you bestow,' |
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'If
Wine be a Cordial' |
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'I
fain wou'd find a passing,' |
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'If
I should go seek the' |
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'I
seek no more to shady coverts,' |
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'I
try'd in Parks and Plays,' |
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'In
a Flowry Myrtle Grove,' |
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'I
am a Jolly Toper,' |
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'I'll
tell you all, both great' |
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'I
am a cunning Constable,' |
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'I
Courted and Writ,' |
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'I'll
tell thee Dick where I have' |
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'I
am a poor Shepherd undone,' |
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'I
Love to Madness, rave t' enjoy,' |
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'I'll
press, I'll bless thee Charming' |
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'I'm
vext to think that Damon' |
| 'I
have a Tenement to Let,' |
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| 'Ken
you, who comes here,' |
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'Let
not Love, let not Love on me,' |
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'Liberia's
all my Thought' |
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'Let
Mary live long,' |
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'Lerinda
complaineth that' |
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'Lay
by your Pleading,' |
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'Love's
Pow'r in my Heart' |
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'Lets
wet the whistle of the' |
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'Let's
Sing as one may say' |
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'Lucinda
has the de'el and all,' |
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'Love
is a Bauble,' |
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'Lais
when you' |
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'Lorenzo
you amuse the Town,' |
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'Love's
Passion never knew' |
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'Let
those Youths who Freedom' |
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'Lavia
would, but dare not venture,' |
| 'Love,
the sweets of Love,' |
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'Marlborough's
a brave Commander,' |
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'My
dear Corinna give me leave,' |
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'May
her blest Example chace,' |
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'My
Dear and only Love,' |
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'My
Nose is the largest of all' |
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'My
Nose is the Flattest of all' |
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'Mortals
learn your Lives to' |
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'Mirtillo,
whilst you patch' |
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'My
Friend thy Beauty' |
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'Must
Love, that Tyrant of the' |
| 'My
Theodora can those Eyes,' |
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'Now
dry up thy Tears,' |
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'No,
no, poor suffering Heart,' |
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'New
Pyramid's raise,' |
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'Never
sigh, but think of kissing,' |
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'Now,
now the Queen's Health,' |
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'Noble
King Lud,' |
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'Now
I'm resolv'd to Love no more' |
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'Not
your Eyes Melania move me,' |
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'Now,
now the Night's come,' |
| 'Now
Jockey and Moggy are ready,' |
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'Oh
! my Panting, panting Heart,' |
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'Over
the Mountains,' |
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'Oh
how Happy's he, who from,' |
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'Oh
! the mighty pow'r of Love,' |
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'Oh
the Charming Month of May,' |
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'Oh
Roger I've been to see Eugene,' |
| 'Of
all the handsome Ladies,' |
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'Phillis
lay aside your Thinking,' |
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'Pish
fye, you're rude Sir,' |
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'Phillis,
I can ne'er forgive it,' |
| 'Poor
Sawney had marry'd a Wife,' |
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'Room
for Gentlemen,' |
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'Retire
old Miser,' |
| 'Richest
Gift of lavish Nature,' |
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'She
met with a Country-man,' |
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'Stand
clear, my Masters,' |
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'Sometimes
I am a Tapster new,' |
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'She
went Apparell'd neat and fine,' |
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'Say
cruel Amoret, how long,' |
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'Such
command o'er my Fate' |
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'Sit
you merry Gallants,' |
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'Since
Phillis swears Inconstancy,' |
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'Some
in the Town go betimes' |
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'Suppose
a Man does all he can,' |
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'Sors
sine visu,' |
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'See
bleeding at your Feet' |
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'Since
Tom's in the Chair, and every one here' |
| 'Such
a happy, happy, Life,' |
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'To
meet her Mars the Queen of Love,' |
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'Thus
Damon knock' d at Caelia's Door,' |
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'The
World is a Bubble and full of' |
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'Through
the cold shady Woods,' |
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'The
gordian Knot,' |
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'There
Dwelt a Widow in this Town, |
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'There
was an Old Man,' |
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'There
is a Thing which in the light' |
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'There's
not a Swain,' |
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'Tormenting
Beauty leave my Breast,' |
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'Tell
me why so long,' |
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'Tis
a foolish mistake,' |
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'Tell
me, tell me, charming' |
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'Tho'
thou'rt ugly and Old,' |
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'Tho'
you make no return,' |
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'The
King is gone to Oxon Town,' |
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'Tho'
I love and she knows it,' |
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'There
was three Travellers,' |
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'Troy
had a breed of brave' |
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'There's
none so Pretty' |
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'The
Ordinance a-board' |
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'That
scornful Sylvia's Chains' |
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'Tom
Tinker's my true love,' |
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'To
you Fair Ladies now at Land,' |
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'Then
come kind Damon come' |
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'The
Night is come that will,' |
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'There's
a new set of Rakes,' |
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'Tho'
Begging is an Honest Trade,' |
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'The
Rosey Morn lukes blith and Gay' |
| 'The
Restauration now's the Word,' |
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'Underneath
the Castle Wall,' |
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'Unguarded
lies the wishing Maid' |
| 'Vobis
magnis parvis dicam' |
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'Whilst
Phillis is Drinking,' |
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'War,
War and Battle now no more,' |
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'What
shall I do, I am undone,' |
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'When
Wit and Beauty,' |
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'When
Sylvia was kind,' |
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'What,
Love a crime,' |
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'When
I have often heard young Maids,' |
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'What
state of Life can be,' |
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'When
Jockey first I saw,' |
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'When
Dido was a Carthage Queen,' |
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'We
merry Wives of Windsor,' |
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'Wo'as
me poor Lass ! what mun' |
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'When
on her Eyes,' |
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'With
sighing and wishing,' |
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'What
sayest thou,' |
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'What
shall I do, I've lost my Heart,' |
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'When
I was in the low Country,' |
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'Walk
up to Virtue Strait,' |
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'When
first I laid Siege to my Chloris,' |
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'Why
alas do you now leave me,' |
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'When
Beauty such as yours,' |
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'When
crafty Fowlers would' |
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'Who
can Dorinda's Beauty view,' |
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'When
embracing my Friends,' |
| 'Why
will Clemene when I gaze,' |
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'Ye
Commons and Peers,' |
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'You
guess by my wither'd Face,' |
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'You
Friends to Reformation,' |
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'Young
Strephon and Phillis,' |
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'Young
Strephon he has Woo'd' |
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'You
Ladies draw near,' |
| 'You
tell me Dick you've lately,' |
| 'Your
Melancholy's all a Folly,' |
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| 'Z—DS
Madam return me my Heart,' |
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Source:
Thomas D'Urfey, ed. Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy,
vols. 1-6. New York: Folklore Library Publishers, 1959.
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