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190 THE MUSICAL
Mankind are a medley, a chance medley race,
All ftart in full cry to give dame Fortune chace ;
There's catch as catch can, hit or mifs, luck's all,
And luck's the beft tune of life's Tol lol de rol, &V.
When Beauty her pack of poor lovers would hamper,
And after Mils Will- o'- the- wifp, the fools fcamper ;
Ding-dong, in fing-fong, they the lady extol,
Pray what's all this fufs for, but Tol lol de rol, &fr.
I've done, pleafe your wormip, 'tis rather too long,
I only meant life is but an old fong ;
The world's but a tragedy- comedy droll,
Where all a& the fcece of Tol lol de rol, ttc.
Mankind are a medley, a chance medley race,
All ftart in full cry to give dame Fortune chace ;
There's catch as catch can, hit or mifs, luck's all,
And luck's the beft tune of life's Tol lol de rol, &V.
When Beauty her pack of poor lovers would hamper,
And after Mils Will- o'- the- wifp, the fools fcamper ;
Ding-dong, in fing-fong, they the lady extol,
Pray what's all this fufs for, but Tol lol de rol, &fr.
I've done, pleafe your wormip, 'tis rather too long,
I only meant life is but an old fong ;
The world's but a tragedy- comedy droll,
Where all a& the fcece of Tol lol de rol, ttc.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Musical miscellany > (210) Page 190 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87659482 |
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| Description | A select collection of the most approved Scots, English and Irish songs, set to music Perth: Printed by J. Brown, 1786. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.129 |
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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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