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Third Woman.
No cholick, fpleen, or vapours,
At morn or evening teafe us j
We drink not tea, or ratafia ;
When Tick, a dram can eafe us.
Drink away, &c.
Fourth Woman.
That ladies act in private,
By nature's fo ft compliance ;
We think no crime, when in our prime.,
To kifs without a licence.
Drink away, &c.
Fifth Woman.
We know no fliame or fcandal,
The beggars law befriends us ;
We all agree in liberty,
And poverty defends us.
Drink away, &c.
Sixth Woman,
Like jolly beggar wenches,
Thus, thus we drown all forrow 5
We live to day, and ne'er delay
Our pleafure till to morrow.
Drink a c ivay, &c.
Lucy and Colin,
I.
OF LeiJIer, fam'd for maidens fair 3
Bright Lucy was the grace ;
Nor e'er did Liffy's, limped ftream
Reflecl fo fweet a face :
'Till lucklefs love and pining care
Impair'd her rofy hue,
Her coral lips and damask cheeks,
And eyes of gloffy blue.
oU
Third Woman.
No cholick, fpleen, or vapours,
At morn or evening teafe us j
We drink not tea, or ratafia ;
When Tick, a dram can eafe us.
Drink away, &c.
Fourth Woman.
That ladies act in private,
By nature's fo ft compliance ;
We think no crime, when in our prime.,
To kifs without a licence.
Drink away, &c.
Fifth Woman.
We know no fliame or fcandal,
The beggars law befriends us ;
We all agree in liberty,
And poverty defends us.
Drink away, &c.
Sixth Woman,
Like jolly beggar wenches,
Thus, thus we drown all forrow 5
We live to day, and ne'er delay
Our pleafure till to morrow.
Drink a c ivay, &c.
Lucy and Colin,
I.
OF LeiJIer, fam'd for maidens fair 3
Bright Lucy was the grace ;
Nor e'er did Liffy's, limped ftream
Reflecl fo fweet a face :
'Till lucklefs love and pining care
Impair'd her rofy hue,
Her coral lips and damask cheeks,
And eyes of gloffy blue.
oU
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Tea-table miscellany, or, A collection of choice songs, Scots and English > (373) Page 347 - Lucy and Colin |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87936709 |
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| Description | In four volumes. The tenth edition, by Allan Ramsay. [In fact a volume of four parts with continuous pagination and register]. Imperfect: wanting illustration. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.108 |
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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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