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BRitains now let Joys increase,
Revel all in happy days,
Royal George has crost the Seas,
Ye Natives homage tender ;
Fate to save us made him hast,
jBritai/zs Genius doubly Blest,
And renown'd as was e'er in Ages past,
The Saint our Isles defender.
Halcyon Peace that all must grant,
Has been so long the Nations want,
Glorious and brave some people vaunt,
Has lately fill'd our story ;
But kind Stars so well provide,
And this grand truth will soon be try'd,
For a Monarch is Reigning that will decide
"What is for Britains glory.
By our late most Zealous Aid
The French a lucky game have play'd,
'Tis now high time to help our Trade,
And mend our bad condition ;
You the scoundrels charm'd with hope,
To gain by Mounsieur, or the Pope,
At this Juncture much sooner may find a Rope,
Reward for vile Ambition.
Gentle winds have swell'd his Sails,
Blest the King with happy gales,
And the darling Prince of Wales,
Our second Faiths defender ;
Now
Songs Compleat,
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2=±Ot
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BRitains now let Joys increase,
Revel all in happy days,
Royal George has crost the Seas,
Ye Natives homage tender ;
Fate to save us made him hast,
jBritai/zs Genius doubly Blest,
And renown'd as was e'er in Ages past,
The Saint our Isles defender.
Halcyon Peace that all must grant,
Has been so long the Nations want,
Glorious and brave some people vaunt,
Has lately fill'd our story ;
But kind Stars so well provide,
And this grand truth will soon be try'd,
For a Monarch is Reigning that will decide
"What is for Britains glory.
By our late most Zealous Aid
The French a lucky game have play'd,
'Tis now high time to help our Trade,
And mend our bad condition ;
You the scoundrels charm'd with hope,
To gain by Mounsieur, or the Pope,
At this Juncture much sooner may find a Rope,
Reward for vile Ambition.
Gentle winds have swell'd his Sails,
Blest the King with happy gales,
And the darling Prince of Wales,
Our second Faiths defender ;
Now
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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 1 > (44) Page 26 - Britains now let joy increase |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87652901 |
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| Description | Title from first line. A new song. On the happy accession to the Crown, and coming in of our gracious Sovereign, King George. |
| Shelfmark | Glen.145 |
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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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