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G. Bufy. Poor Heart ! he weeps like any rainy Day. But
good Timothy , go on with your Tale.
Tim. Let me but dry my Eyes, and then I will. She faid that
ftie had heard of People that had been buried alive, and bein&
troubled with Fits, thought, perhaps, that might be her Cafe.
G.Coft. Ay, ay; we all know what fort of Fits (he wa#
troubled withal Bat, Mum for that. [AJidt.
Tim. And defir'd me, if I out-liv'd her, to let her be burieij
in her beft Cloaths, and to watch the Grave the flrft Night all
alone, nor to let the Body be cover'd 'till the Morning. I pro*
mis'd to grant her Requeft, and now will keep my Word*)
Nay, tho' the Ghofts of all thofe whofe Bodies have been bu3
ried here, fhould rife to drive me hence, I wou'd not leave the
Place 'till Morning.
G. Bufy. O terrible ! I (hake like an old Barn in a windy Day*
to hear him talk of it.
AIR XII. Oh that I was, and I with that I were.
&$$&&mm
Tim* Darknefs and Death no Fear alarms,
In them who Light and Life defpife.
Will Life reft ore her to my Arms,
Or Light reveal her to my Eyes ?
Then Oh, that I were, an-d I wife that I wets ^
In the cold Grave where my true Love lies.
G. Gab. This is downright Madnefs.
J&&' &' And we ft* 11 be as ma <* as he, to let him have hi*
will. Therefore, fince Perfuafion won't do, Force muft.
Omn. Ay, ay; let us carry him home by Force.
Gaff. Gab. Here, fome of you help to -hold him, while 0-
thers nil up the Grave.
Tim. Hold, hold, Neighbours, and hear me fpeak: U you:
fill up the Grave, and force me hence before I have perform!
my Promife, I will never eat, drink, or fleep mor?.
ft*;* 9 h i ear ! wh y thal wil1 be the Death of him.
Lr. L oft. To be fare.
G. Bufy. Poor Heart ! he weeps like any rainy Day. But
good Timothy , go on with your Tale.
Tim. Let me but dry my Eyes, and then I will. She faid that
ftie had heard of People that had been buried alive, and bein&
troubled with Fits, thought, perhaps, that might be her Cafe.
G.Coft. Ay, ay; we all know what fort of Fits (he wa#
troubled withal Bat, Mum for that. [AJidt.
Tim. And defir'd me, if I out-liv'd her, to let her be burieij
in her beft Cloaths, and to watch the Grave the flrft Night all
alone, nor to let the Body be cover'd 'till the Morning. I pro*
mis'd to grant her Requeft, and now will keep my Word*)
Nay, tho' the Ghofts of all thofe whofe Bodies have been bu3
ried here, fhould rife to drive me hence, I wou'd not leave the
Place 'till Morning.
G. Bufy. O terrible ! I (hake like an old Barn in a windy Day*
to hear him talk of it.
AIR XII. Oh that I was, and I with that I were.
&$$&&mm
Tim* Darknefs and Death no Fear alarms,
In them who Light and Life defpife.
Will Life reft ore her to my Arms,
Or Light reveal her to my Eyes ?
Then Oh, that I were, an-d I wife that I wets ^
In the cold Grave where my true Love lies.
G. Gab. This is downright Madnefs.
J&&' &' And we ft* 11 be as ma <* as he, to let him have hi*
will. Therefore, fince Perfuafion won't do, Force muft.
Omn. Ay, ay; let us carry him home by Force.
Gaff. Gab. Here, fome of you help to -hold him, while 0-
thers nil up the Grave.
Tim. Hold, hold, Neighbours, and hear me fpeak: U you:
fill up the Grave, and force me hence before I have perform!
my Promife, I will never eat, drink, or fleep mor?.
ft*;* 9 h i ear ! wh y thal wil1 be the Death of him.
Lr. L oft. To be fare.
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| Description | An opera. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn Fields. With the musick prefix'd to each song. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.149(2) |
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| Description | Containing The works of Mrs Davys: consisting of, plays, novels, poems, and familiar letters, and Silvia; or, the country burial. An opera, and The jovial crew. A comic-opera, and The cobler's opera |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.149(1-4) |
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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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