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Aail. Ths FILLAGE OPERA. jj
AIR XXVII. O Nymph of Race Divine, is'^.
««-j-.^
iTT^-^-^i^^^
Rof. 3o«r Years^ dear Sir^ compute '^
ToHT Joys are long fince flei\
Touth ill with Age can [u'lti
Since you are Old^
Muft 1 he cold.
And to all Pleasure deadly
Love chai^d^ does Force oppofe^
Imprifon^d^ ftronger grows :
'So Powder clofely pent^
When fir* d^ will find a Fenty
Like Lightening Jlrikes and glows^
And TQvirs and Rocks overthrows. Da Capo,
SirNich. Andfo, Houfewife, you will not obey me?
Rof. Yes, Sir. Since you have banifh'd him your Houfe — ^
Sir Nick You have banifti'd him your Heart —you lye^
Houfewife, you lye: This Husband, I think, will help us to
fet things to rights, or elfc you will fet things to rights without
his Help; how demure, and how prim fhe looks! Get
you in— I am fure you have Mifchief in your Head, by your
Looks. \_Exit Rof.] And go, you Mrs. Loadjione^ go look
after your Jellies and your whipt Creams, and do not loiter a-
way yonr Time, tickling your Vanity with every Fop of a Lo-
Vcr in Hob-nails.
AIR XXVII. O Nymph of Race Divine, is'^.
««-j-.^
iTT^-^-^i^^^
Rof. 3o«r Years^ dear Sir^ compute '^
ToHT Joys are long fince flei\
Touth ill with Age can [u'lti
Since you are Old^
Muft 1 he cold.
And to all Pleasure deadly
Love chai^d^ does Force oppofe^
Imprifon^d^ ftronger grows :
'So Powder clofely pent^
When fir* d^ will find a Fenty
Like Lightening Jlrikes and glows^
And TQvirs and Rocks overthrows. Da Capo,
SirNich. Andfo, Houfewife, you will not obey me?
Rof. Yes, Sir. Since you have banifh'd him your Houfe — ^
Sir Nick You have banifti'd him your Heart —you lye^
Houfewife, you lye: This Husband, I think, will help us to
fet things to rights, or elfc you will fet things to rights without
his Help; how demure, and how prim fhe looks! Get
you in— I am fure you have Mifchief in your Head, by your
Looks. \_Exit Rof.] And go, you Mrs. Loadjione^ go look
after your Jellies and your whipt Creams, and do not loiter a-
way yonr Time, tickling your Vanity with every Fop of a Lo-
Vcr in Hob-nails.
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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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