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The FILLJGE OVERA, Ad IL
A I R XX. Pinks and Lillies, ^c.
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Wot^d yoH he the Man tn Fapion^
And frove Wealthy^ Safe^ and W'ifel
Indulge each fordid Paffion ;
Virtue^ Learnings Fame defpife s
"Be rapacious^ florid^ bold',
Sell and barter all for- Gold ;
Boldly feize the mighty Prize,
And prove Wealthy^ Safe^ and fVife ^
Tet the triple Tree ne'*er groaned
With an Hundred Thoufand Pound,
Enter File, meeting Brufli.
Brup. My Dear, 1 have not feea thee fo long:, I really
thought thou hadft taken a Voyage to the Weft-Indies^ for the
Good of the Publfck.
File. Y'mknowl always finned above Tranfportation; bat
I have ef^apsd Morrifing feveral times fioce I have had the Ho-
noDf of feeing thee; and my laft Road Adventure had like to
hwe proved my laft indeed.
BtTPifh. How fo, good Sir ?
File. Why, I was trotting on as ufual, in a penfive Humour,
when I faw a good phin fubftantial-lookiiig Man padding \x a*
li'ng pretty near me; I rode up to him, wirh a Defign only to
I'iu'sfy my Curiofity, and enquire after a little News; among
ojher Diicourfe 1 mention'd to him, and fnew'd him a fine Pair
5>f Piilola i v/as fond of, on the Sight of which he immediate-
ly puliV out his Purfe, and made me a Compliment of it. We
pa'-ccd in the politeft manner; ytt after this the Brute raifcd the
Coil! try npnn mc; ay, and the hard-mt'UthM Dog fwore Point*,
hl-jv'c I lobbM him : Upon w^hich I was equipped with a Stone
D 'ubiet, to which I was forced to ufe fomc Violence in the
Night-
The FILLJGE OVERA, Ad IL
A I R XX. Pinks and Lillies, ^c.
•V^&^i
^^^^^^^
m.
tepgigy
p
^^■
Wot^d yoH he the Man tn Fapion^
And frove Wealthy^ Safe^ and W'ifel
Indulge each fordid Paffion ;
Virtue^ Learnings Fame defpife s
"Be rapacious^ florid^ bold',
Sell and barter all for- Gold ;
Boldly feize the mighty Prize,
And prove Wealthy^ Safe^ and fVife ^
Tet the triple Tree ne'*er groaned
With an Hundred Thoufand Pound,
Enter File, meeting Brufli.
Brup. My Dear, 1 have not feea thee fo long:, I really
thought thou hadft taken a Voyage to the Weft-Indies^ for the
Good of the Publfck.
File. Y'mknowl always finned above Tranfportation; bat
I have ef^apsd Morrifing feveral times fioce I have had the Ho-
noDf of feeing thee; and my laft Road Adventure had like to
hwe proved my laft indeed.
BtTPifh. How fo, good Sir ?
File. Why, I was trotting on as ufual, in a penfive Humour,
when I faw a good phin fubftantial-lookiiig Man padding \x a*
li'ng pretty near me; I rode up to him, wirh a Defign only to
I'iu'sfy my Curiofity, and enquire after a little News; among
ojher Diicourfe 1 mention'd to him, and fnew'd him a fine Pair
5>f Piilola i v/as fond of, on the Sight of which he immediate-
ly puliV out his Purfe, and made me a Compliment of it. We
pa'-ccd in the politeft manner; ytt after this the Brute raifcd the
Coil! try npnn mc; ay, and the hard-mt'UthM Dog fwore Point*,
hl-jv'c I lobbM him : Upon w^hich I was equipped with a Stone
D 'ubiet, to which I was forced to ufe fomc Violence in the
Night-
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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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