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Aail. The ;^/i:Z.^G£ OPERA. ij
AIR XIX. The Abbot of Canierhury,
^ rmmt^fH ^^
^ Of all Servants here'' s Choice ^pretty Maids ^ jolly Boy !j
Chorus J Take^ attdufe us^ andprove^ a whole Month for your hove ^
of all. ^ Hovj much we deferve^ and how well we canferve ;
^ IVe fit' er from our Faith^ or our Duty willfwerve.
A C T IL S C E N E I.
SCENE the Road before the Houfe.
Bru(h alone.
SURELY I was not born to longe away my Hoars in the
lazy and low Roguery of a Footman; this enterprizing
Spirit of mine wouM have (hone in high Life, it might have
blaz'd in Publick, and fliewn a Genius for general Plunder.
My Qualifications lye dead for want of Opportunity to exert
them: I am virtuous only for want of a laudable Temptation;
for I feel, by certain Symptoms, that could I find a Prize worth
feizing, my Brute wou'd take the Snaffle in his Teeth, and run
full fpeed away with me : But the Booty muft be a good one ;
for I have obferved, your fmall Felons only fufFer, Vermin who
Plunder to Eat.
C4
AIR
Aail. The ;^/i:Z.^G£ OPERA. ij
AIR XIX. The Abbot of Canierhury,
^ rmmt^fH ^^
^ Of all Servants here'' s Choice ^pretty Maids ^ jolly Boy !j
Chorus J Take^ attdufe us^ andprove^ a whole Month for your hove ^
of all. ^ Hovj much we deferve^ and how well we canferve ;
^ IVe fit' er from our Faith^ or our Duty willfwerve.
A C T IL S C E N E I.
SCENE the Road before the Houfe.
Bru(h alone.
SURELY I was not born to longe away my Hoars in the
lazy and low Roguery of a Footman; this enterprizing
Spirit of mine wouM have (hone in high Life, it might have
blaz'd in Publick, and fliewn a Genius for general Plunder.
My Qualifications lye dead for want of Opportunity to exert
them: I am virtuous only for want of a laudable Temptation;
for I feel, by certain Symptoms, that could I find a Prize worth
feizing, my Brute wou'd take the Snaffle in his Teeth, and run
full fpeed away with me : But the Booty muft be a good one ;
for I have obferved, your fmall Felons only fufFer, Vermin who
Plunder to Eat.
C4
AIR
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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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