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Aai/ The FILLJGE OVERA; ir
Jointure, for 5*000 /. The Provilion for younger Children indeed
will hamper him, by that time he comes to be Forty : — .
Hum!—" take it all together, I think it may come out pretty
-well But Wife, while this thing hangs thus in Sufpence, I
h^ve the care of a Girl's Virtue upon me, a juicy, buxom,
young Wench of Sixteen ; I wifli She and the Money were
both fairly out pf my Houie.
AIR X. Almanza,
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p^^^^^pg
4 huxom young Daughter
Makes many Mouths water^
And the Fops all around her will fpark it;
They fay ^tis a Treafure,
But gives us no Pleafure^
*Till Daughters are brought to fair Market,
While our Cajh is in Cheft^
We are never at reft^
For Robbers are ev'ry where loofe^ Sir^
Our Girls, and our PurfeSy
Are nothing but Curfes^
^lill they both are put out to good Ufe, Sir,
Enter Betty.
Betty, fo ! how does my Daughter this Morning, this happy
Morning ?
Betty. She does not think it fo, I believe.
Sir Nich. I will make her think it fo, I believe; but what
particular Reafon has (he ?
Betty. Why, (he does not know whether the Perfon (he is to
marry, is a Man or a Monfter.
Sir Nich. Hum ! Mrs. Pert ; (he knows (he is to be married ;
(he knows (he is to have a Husband; a wife Woman (hould not
think of the Perfon (he marries, but of the Privileges (he is to
enjoy by the Contrail:: An Englifi Wife is as arbitrary as a
Turkip Husband, and has unlimited Dominion, if (he knows
how to ufe it.
La. Wife,
Jointure, for 5*000 /. The Provilion for younger Children indeed
will hamper him, by that time he comes to be Forty : — .
Hum!—" take it all together, I think it may come out pretty
-well But Wife, while this thing hangs thus in Sufpence, I
h^ve the care of a Girl's Virtue upon me, a juicy, buxom,
young Wench of Sixteen ; I wifli She and the Money were
both fairly out pf my Houie.
AIR X. Almanza,
^^^^^
p^^^^^pg
4 huxom young Daughter
Makes many Mouths water^
And the Fops all around her will fpark it;
They fay ^tis a Treafure,
But gives us no Pleafure^
*Till Daughters are brought to fair Market,
While our Cajh is in Cheft^
We are never at reft^
For Robbers are ev'ry where loofe^ Sir^
Our Girls, and our PurfeSy
Are nothing but Curfes^
^lill they both are put out to good Ufe, Sir,
Enter Betty.
Betty, fo ! how does my Daughter this Morning, this happy
Morning ?
Betty. She does not think it fo, I believe.
Sir Nich. I will make her think it fo, I believe; but what
particular Reafon has (he ?
Betty. Why, (he does not know whether the Perfon (he is to
marry, is a Man or a Monfter.
Sir Nich. Hum ! Mrs. Pert ; (he knows (he is to be married ;
(he knows (he is to have a Husband; a wife Woman (hould not
think of the Perfon (he marries, but of the Privileges (he is to
enjoy by the Contrail:: An Englifi Wife is as arbitrary as a
Turkip Husband, and has unlimited Dominion, if (he knows
how to ufe it.
La. Wife,
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Village opera > (25) Page 11 - Almanza |
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| Description | As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. Written by Mr. Johnson. To which is added the music to each song. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.179 |
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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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