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The J o v i a l C R e w. 3 ?
0/. Benevolence! which (hall 1 be benevolent to? or which
fin\ ? I am puzzled in the Choice. Wou'd fome fworii Bro-
ther of mine were here to draw a Cat with me.
Rack. Sir, noble Sir.
01 Firft let me tell you, Damfels, I am bound by a ftrong
Vow to kifs all of your Sex I meet this Morning.
Mer. Beggars and ail, Sir!
01. All, all ; let not your Coynefs crofs a Gentleman's Vow,
I befeech you. [&#' ' em hotb -
Mer. You'll tell now.
A I R XXX. One Evening as I lay, fcrV.
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Fair Maidens, I beware
Of ufing Men too well I
"Their Pride is all their Care,
They only Kifs, to tell.
How hard the Virgirfs Fate !
While ev'ry way undone ;
The Coy grow out of Date,
They're ruin'd, if they're won.
01. Tell, quotha! I cou'd tell a thoufand on thofe Lips, and
as many upon thofe. — What Life-reftoring Breaths they
have! Milk from the Cow (teems not fo fweetly. I mult
lay one of 'em aboard; both, if nay Tackling hold.
01. But how to bargain, now, will be the Doubt: Tney that
beg fo high, as by the Handfuls, may expe& for Price above the
Hate of good Men's Wives.
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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.
Special collections of printed music
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.