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rHOM HBNEY VII. TO MARY.
75
OF ALL THE BIRDS.
In Beaumont and Fletcher's j^lay, The Knigld of the Burning Pestle, Old
Merrythought sings many snatches of old songs, and among others —
" Nose, nose, jolly red nose,
And who gave thee this jolly red nose ?
Cinnamon, ginger, nutmegs and cloves.
And they gave me this jolly red nose ;"
which are the four last lines of this song. It is one of the King Henry's Mkth
or Freemen's Songs va Deuteromelia, 1609.
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Of all the birds that e-ver I see, The owl is the fairest in her de-gTee;For
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all the day long she sits in a tree, And when the night comes, away flies she : Te whit te whoo ! to
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whom di-inkst thou? Sir Knave, to you. This song is well sung I make you a vow, And
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he is a knave that drinketh now : Nose, nose, jol - ly red nose ! And who gave thee that
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jolly red nose ? Cinnamon, gin- ger, nutmegs and cloves, And that gave me my jol - ly red nose.
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75
OF ALL THE BIRDS.
In Beaumont and Fletcher's j^lay, The Knigld of the Burning Pestle, Old
Merrythought sings many snatches of old songs, and among others —
" Nose, nose, jolly red nose,
And who gave thee this jolly red nose ?
Cinnamon, ginger, nutmegs and cloves.
And they gave me this jolly red nose ;"
which are the four last lines of this song. It is one of the King Henry's Mkth
or Freemen's Songs va Deuteromelia, 1609.
^
f=F
^=r^
Of all the birds that e-ver I see, The owl is the fairest in her de-gTee;For
-^- • A • -^- • • • - J .
^E
^
^^
li
A
all the day long she sits in a tree, And when the night comes, away flies she : Te whit te whoo ! to
$
^rr^H^^
^ ^-^ ^ ^^
J j-ij^j
rr^i'^f ^' ' V' 'r ^
whom di-inkst thou? Sir Knave, to you. This song is well sung I make you a vow, And
^^^^
^
I
i^
m
m
i=^^^
m
m
f^-^
he is a knave that drinketh now : Nose, nose, jol - ly red nose ! And who gave thee that
.. . rrJr- . .:
±EE£
^
I 1, .^; i , ^ . ' ^ i|' n ri,.^i II
jolly red nose ? Cinnamon, gin- ger, nutmegs and cloves, And that gave me my jol - ly red nose.
^=
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| Shelfmark | Glen.254 |
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| Description | A collection of ancient songs, ballads, and dance tunes ... with short introductions to the different reigns, and notices of the airs from writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Also a short account of the minstrels. Airs harmonized by G.A. Macfarren. London: Cramer, Beale & Chappell, [1859]. 2 volumes. Paged continuously. [An expansion of his "Collection of national English airs", published 1838-40.] |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.254-254a |
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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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