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3 $6 Pills to Purge Melancholy.
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The MOHOCKS. A Song.
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THERE'S a new set of Rakes,
Entitled Mohocks,
Who infest Her Majesties Subjects;
He who meets 'em at Night,
Must be ready for flight,
Or withstanding he many a Drub gets.
In their nightly Patrole,
They up and down rowle,
To the Bodily fear of the Nation ;
Some say they are Gentle-
men, otherwise Simple,
And their Sense like their Reputation,
Others say that the Van's
Led by Noblemen,
Tho' to Foreigners this will but sound ill ;
But let 'em take care,
How they manage th' Affair ;
For a Lord may be kill'd by a Scoundrel,
Some
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The MOHOCKS. A Song.
mmmmmm
pt^ mm m^
i-4-i
gigg^s
THERE'S a new set of Rakes,
Entitled Mohocks,
Who infest Her Majesties Subjects;
He who meets 'em at Night,
Must be ready for flight,
Or withstanding he many a Drub gets.
In their nightly Patrole,
They up and down rowle,
To the Bodily fear of the Nation ;
Some say they are Gentle-
men, otherwise Simple,
And their Sense like their Reputation,
Others say that the Van's
Led by Noblemen,
Tho' to Foreigners this will but sound ill ;
But let 'em take care,
How they manage th' Affair ;
For a Lord may be kill'd by a Scoundrel,
Some
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Wit and mirth, or, Pills to purge melancholy > Volume 6 > (350) Page 336 - Mohocks |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87643022 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.145e |
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| Description | Being a collection of the best merry ballads and songs, old and new. Fitted to all humours, having each their proper tune for either voice, or instrument: most of the songs being new set. 6 volumes. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson, 1719-20. A 19th century reprint from a broken set of the two issues of the 1719-1720 edition. Volumes 1, 3-5 belong to the first issue; Volumes 2 and 6 to the second. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.145-145e |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). 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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