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The CoblerV Of era. 2,1
Be comforted : Think but for what and whom we
fight, 'twill drive away thy Cares. Come, fmile, my
Love $ for, as my Honour does encreafe, my Conftancy
{hall grow.
Jen. O Harry, you know not the Uncertainty ot
War ! Think you the angry Bullets will regard the
Groans, the Sighs of poor unhappy Jenny I
AIR XVIII. Hear me ye Hymphs.
Hear me, ye lowers, that rule the Main,
Hear, ivhilfi poor Jenny fues you!
Zet Tempefts Jleep, till here again
My faithful Harry woos me. |
Guard Mm, Love, when Battles joy n
Still gently, hover round him^
' For on his Life dependeth mine :
Let none but Cupids wound him.
Lieut. Gad, fhe's a very pretty Wench ; I like her.
Hark'ee, Child, I am fo well pleas'd with what you
fay, that if you'll grant me one Favour, Til let your
Sweet-heart go.
Jen. Grant you one Favour ! Yes, with all my Soul.
My Pocket you fhall ftrip, tho' it were fill'd with Gold.
Kay, in my Prayers I'll beg the Powers above to grant
you all you ask. ^
Lieut. As for your Prayers, they'll be of little Service,
Your Money, Child, you may give among the Gang 5
and, for my Part, flep to our Rendezvous but for
an Hour or tv/o, and, upon my Honour, I'll ask no
more. You fhall bring your Lover back with you in
Triumph.
Jen. Thou art a proper Inftrument of Power. No.
AI R

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Cobler's opera
DescriptionAs it is now acted at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. To which is added, the musick ...
ShelfmarkGlen.149(4)
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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.