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The Jo v i A L Cre W 57
IVou'dyou try toperfwade
A pretty , pretty Maid,
As ripe as a Peach, or a Plumb, Plumb, Plumb\
Tou've nothing more to do,
But to [wear you will be true,
And then you may kifsl but — Mum^ mum, mum. [Exeunt.
Enter Clack, Oldrents, Hearty, Oliver, and Martin.
Cla. A-hay! Bays; A-hay ! this is right; that is to fay, as I
wou'd have it: that is to fay A-ha! Boys! a-hay! they are
as merry without, as we are within. A-hay! Matter Oldrents,
and A-hay! Matter Hearty ! and A-hay! Son Oliver] and A-
hay! Clerk Martini Clerk Martin! the Virtue of your Com-
pany turns all to Mirth and Melody; with a-hay trollolly,
lolly, lolly, is't not fo, Mafter /fc*r*y ?
A I R XLV. There was an Old Woman liv'd, fcrV.
■ Qfrt » hf, I » 1
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,«"»«» riHBMMMHMMIiHMIlaMril Mil!
art* m s ^ut i di j j te
:pfl±:
Heart. There was a Maid, and jbe went to the Mill^
Sing Trolly, lolly, lolly, lolly, lo.
The Mill turned round, but the Maid flood ftilL
Cla. Oh ho ! didjhefo ? didjhe fo ? did Jhe fo ?
Heart. The Miller he kift her, away fije went;
Sing Trolly, &c.
The Maid was well pleas' d, and the Miller content ;
Cla. Oh hoi was he fo, &c.
Heart. He danced, and he fung, while the Mill went Clack;
Singing Trolly, &c
And he cherijh y d His Heart with a Cup of old Sack ;
Cla. Oh ho! didhefo,6cc.
Old. Why, thus it ftiou'd be! now I fee you are a good
Fellow.
01. He was never fo before; if it be a Lightning before
Death, the beft is, I am his Heir. Ha, ha, ha!
Cla. Again Boys, again ; that is to fay. A-hay, Boys ! ah-hay I —
Heart.
IVou'dyou try toperfwade
A pretty , pretty Maid,
As ripe as a Peach, or a Plumb, Plumb, Plumb\
Tou've nothing more to do,
But to [wear you will be true,
And then you may kifsl but — Mum^ mum, mum. [Exeunt.
Enter Clack, Oldrents, Hearty, Oliver, and Martin.
Cla. A-hay! Bays; A-hay ! this is right; that is to fay, as I
wou'd have it: that is to fay A-ha! Boys! a-hay! they are
as merry without, as we are within. A-hay! Matter Oldrents,
and A-hay! Matter Hearty ! and A-hay! Son Oliver] and A-
hay! Clerk Martini Clerk Martin! the Virtue of your Com-
pany turns all to Mirth and Melody; with a-hay trollolly,
lolly, lolly, is't not fo, Mafter /fc*r*y ?
A I R XLV. There was an Old Woman liv'd, fcrV.
■ Qfrt » hf, I » 1
4-44-
,«"»«» riHBMMMHMMIiHMIlaMril Mil!
art* m s ^ut i di j j te
:pfl±:
Heart. There was a Maid, and jbe went to the Mill^
Sing Trolly, lolly, lolly, lolly, lo.
The Mill turned round, but the Maid flood ftilL
Cla. Oh ho ! didjhefo ? didjhe fo ? did Jhe fo ?
Heart. The Miller he kift her, away fije went;
Sing Trolly, &c.
The Maid was well pleas' d, and the Miller content ;
Cla. Oh hoi was he fo, &c.
Heart. He danced, and he fung, while the Mill went Clack;
Singing Trolly, &c
And he cherijh y d His Heart with a Cup of old Sack ;
Cla. Oh ho! didhefo,6cc.
Old. Why, thus it ftiou'd be! now I fee you are a good
Fellow.
01. He was never fo before; if it be a Lightning before
Death, the beft is, I am his Heir. Ha, ha, ha!
Cla. Again Boys, again ; that is to fay. A-hay, Boys ! ah-hay I —
Heart.
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| Description | A comic-opera. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. With the musick prefix'd to each song. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.149(3) |
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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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