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no S on gs Comp leat,
Then you'll know what, then you'll know, what
'tis I mean.
He. However, lose not present bliss,
But now we're alone, let's kiss :
But now we're alone let's kiss, let's kiss.
She. My Breasts do so heave, so heave, so heave,
He. My Heart does so pant, pant, pant )
She. There's Something, something, something more
we want,
There's Something, something, something more
we want.
m
The Happy Country Gentleman ;
a New Song.
The Words made to a pretty Italian Air :
Sting by Nicolini, in the opera ^/"Rinaldo.
II tricerbero humiliato y &c.
ALL the World's in Strife and hurry,
And the Lord knows when 'twill cease ; .
Some for Interest, some for Glory,
Tho' their Tongues run all of Peace :
Since the High-Church then and Low,
Make our daily Mischiefs grow,
And the Great, who sit at the Helm in doubt,
Are not sure, how quickly they may turn out :
How blest is the happy he,
Who from Town, and the Faction that is there, is
free;
For Love and no ill ends,
Treats his Neighbours and his Friends,
He shall ever in the Book of Fame,
Fix with Honour a glorious Name.
He that was the High Purse-bearer,
At his Levy no Crowds you see ;
He
Then you'll know what, then you'll know, what
'tis I mean.
He. However, lose not present bliss,
But now we're alone, let's kiss :
But now we're alone let's kiss, let's kiss.
She. My Breasts do so heave, so heave, so heave,
He. My Heart does so pant, pant, pant )
She. There's Something, something, something more
we want,
There's Something, something, something more
we want.
m
The Happy Country Gentleman ;
a New Song.
The Words made to a pretty Italian Air :
Sting by Nicolini, in the opera ^/"Rinaldo.
II tricerbero humiliato y &c.
ALL the World's in Strife and hurry,
And the Lord knows when 'twill cease ; .
Some for Interest, some for Glory,
Tho' their Tongues run all of Peace :
Since the High-Church then and Low,
Make our daily Mischiefs grow,
And the Great, who sit at the Helm in doubt,
Are not sure, how quickly they may turn out :
How blest is the happy he,
Who from Town, and the Faction that is there, is
free;
For Love and no ill ends,
Treats his Neighbours and his Friends,
He shall ever in the Book of Fame,
Fix with Honour a glorious Name.
He that was the High Purse-bearer,
At his Levy no Crowds you see ;
He
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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 > (128) Page 110 - Happy country gentleman |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87653909 |
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Shelfmark | Glen.145 |
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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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