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Rach. ! may your Mijlrefs ne'er deny,
'The Suit, which you Jh all humbly move!
Mer. And may the fair ejl Virgins vye,
And be ambitious of your hovel
Rach* If Honour lead,
Mer. May you fucceed,
Rach. By Love infpir'd, with Conaueft crown' d.
Mer . And when you wed,
Rach. Tour "Bridal Bed
Both. With Wealth, and endlefs Joys abound.
01. This exceeds all that ever I heard, and ftrikes me into
Wonder. Pray tell me how long you have been Beggars ? or
how chanc'd you to be fo.
Rach. By Influence of our Stars, Sir.
Mer. We were born to no better Fortune.
01. How came you to talk, and fing thus ? and fo much a*
bove the Beggars Dialed ?
Rach. Our' Speech came naturally to us ; and we ever lov'd
to learn by Rote, as well as we cou'd.
Mer. And to be ambitious above the Vulgar, to ask more
than common Alms, whate'er Men pleafe to give us.
01. Sure fome well-difpos'd Gentleman, as my felf, got thefe
Wenches. They are too well grown to be my own, and I
cannot be Inceftuous with 'em.
Rach. Pray, Sir, your noble Bounty.
01. What a tempting Lip that lfttle Rogue moves there! and
what an enticing Eye, the other!
AIR

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Jovial crew
DescriptionA comic-opera. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. With the musick prefix'd to each song.
ShelfmarkGlen.149(3)
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Composite volume
DescriptionContaining 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
ShelfmarkGlen.149(1-4)
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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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DescriptionThe 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.