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Jhe Mules with the milk of Q
Nave fed this comely Creature,
That Ches become a Princely Dame,
A ?niracle of Nature .
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The Graces all both axeat and small,
Was not by half Jb pretty.
The Queen of 'Love, that Reipis above,
Cou'd not compare with Betty.
O let us b$c.
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Had David Ceen this lovely one,
No Sin he had Committed,
He had not lain with Bath--Iheba,
Nor Plain the Valiant Hittite .
0 let us %£e.
5
Had ,Solo:mon Heavns minion,
View'd her Perfections over,
Tlien Siiebas Queen rejectedhad been,
Tho) clad with Gold and Ophir.
O let us h^c.
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ffie Dons of f>pam coud they obtain,
Jhis JUaaazine of PLeaJure,
Theyd never qo to .Mexico,
For all its Indian Treajhire .
0 Let us bfff,
7
Tlie Chriflian Kino woud dance fysiiw.
To have her at his Pleajure,
-And woud confine meat Mazarine
Within the Banks £f TyTmr .
O let us fyc.
8
The Tnxkfor all his mreat Empire,
Woud. proftratc him before her,
And woud lay down his Golden Crown,
A GoddeTs like adore her.
O let us V?c.
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Her Eyes are Jkdl^of Majejty,
None but a Prince can own her,
Slies flitted for an .Emperour,
A Diadem mufi Crown, her .
O let us fwim in 13lovd of Grapes
The Richefb of the City «
And Solemnize upon our knees,
A Health to Noble Betty.
ett>r
BSS
m^m
0 let us
^^S
St,
^^^^^^
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tW "' BW ^ Grapes, The Richeji of the
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j*7**?' -4arf Solemnize upon OJir hneeSj A Health fo
m
mm
y—t*j^' C
■»-i 1111—»-
Noble B etty-
^^fe
i • !
I i i i ^
lueens.
+
Jhe Mules with the milk of Q
Nave fed this comely Creature,
That Ches become a Princely Dame,
A ?niracle of Nature .
0 let us\fic ■
5
The Graces all both axeat and small,
Was not by half Jb pretty.
The Queen of 'Love, that Reipis above,
Cou'd not compare with Betty.
O let us b$c.
4
Had David Ceen this lovely one,
No Sin he had Committed,
He had not lain with Bath--Iheba,
Nor Plain the Valiant Hittite .
0 let us %£e.
5
Had ,Solo:mon Heavns minion,
View'd her Perfections over,
Tlien Siiebas Queen rejectedhad been,
Tho) clad with Gold and Ophir.
O let us h^c.
6~
ffie Dons of f>pam coud they obtain,
Jhis JUaaazine of PLeaJure,
Theyd never qo to .Mexico,
For all its Indian Treajhire .
0 Let us bfff,
7
Tlie Chriflian Kino woud dance fysiiw.
To have her at his Pleajure,
-And woud confine meat Mazarine
Within the Banks £f TyTmr .
O let us fyc.
8
The Tnxkfor all his mreat Empire,
Woud. proftratc him before her,
And woud lay down his Golden Crown,
A GoddeTs like adore her.
O let us V?c.
S>
Her Eyes are Jkdl^of Majejty,
None but a Prince can own her,
Slies flitted for an .Emperour,
A Diadem mufi Crown, her .
O let us fwim in 13lovd of Grapes
The Richefb of the City «
And Solemnize upon our knees,
A Health to Noble Betty.
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Special collections of printed music > Inglis Collection of printed music > Printed music > Orpheus Caledonius, or, A collection of the best Scots songs > (34) Page [32] - Health to Betty |
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Description | Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises and other books on the subject. |
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Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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