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THE
CHARMS OF MELODY,
O R
SIREN M E D L E r.
The P)jn of the t'uhlinier is to embody in one Grand Folio Volame, all ■the Songs, ancient and modern, in theEnglifli LanKuaee
■worih preferving — forming an Univcnal Magazine of L.ive, Sentimentil, War, Hunting, Bacchanalian, Humoro»s Sea, and'pollt;cai
SongSi as well as Old Engliih, liilli, Scotch and German Ballads, Legendaries, &c. &c — To which will be added, a cn'mplcte Index.
The Chapter of Fafliions.
FASHION was formed when the world began;
And Adam I'm told was a very fmart man,
As for £ve I {hall fay nothing more or lefs.
But that ladies of faihion now copy her drefs.
Yet barring all pother of this, that or tother
We all bow to falliion in turn.
The fafhion next came to go hunting poor brutes,
And Ninirod invented the fafhion of boots;
For iie was a buck iho' he hadn't a wife,
And never faw Bond Street perhaps in his life.
Yet barring, &c.
The Barons of old wore comical cloathes,
And their (hues were turn'd up like a critical nofe ;
Your Henry's and Edward's were famous for drefs,
But ale and beef-fteaks were the fafhion with Befs.
Yet barring, &c.
In the days of King Charles you diftinguilh'd a prig
By the length of his cane, and the fize of his wig ;
Cromwell's hats were all broad, and his head it was
round.
And his hair hung like candles fixteen to the pound.
Yet barring, &c.
The tories wore wigs in the reign of Qjieen Ann,
Now wigs fuit the female as well as the man ;
For crops but in corn fields you'd formerly meet,
Now there's few in the fields, but enough in the
flreet.
Yex barring, &c.
However the fafhions are fubjetfi to change.
One falhion exifts, if it didn't 'twere ftninge ;
'Twas always the fafhion each Englifhman knows.
To be true to his king, and to humble his foes.
Yet barring, &c.
The faiTiibn of fighting has long fince gone by,
Tho' when fighting's the falhion 1 always fight fhy ;,
And (ince peace is the fafhion, ill luck to the men
Who would bring furly war into fafhion again.
Yet barring, &c.
Q_iiartern loaves were ttie fafhion ar very high price,
N')W fo, half the fame m'mey you're ferv'd in a trice;
While cattle to Smithfieid ibr llaughter repair,
As plenty as cuckolds to to'ther horn lair.
Yet barring, &c,
'N >w fafhion's arrived at a wonderful height.
For whit's b.iorilfi at no m, is quite ftylilTi at night ;
■S) they b>re y'>u (vith ftyle, and they flyle yea boor,
As parlnps you may rn;, if 1 ling any more.
Yt-t barring, &c.
Elegance and Eafe.
ARRAH Miflrefs Murphy, how d'ye do >
^^ Arrah Miflrefs Murphy, how d'ye do?
ris good for fore eyes to fee you.
Except upon the Qiiay.
The flats I took to day fold well ;
Your Dublin bays, how did they Veil?
Out of the cods before they fell,
■I made the price of tea.
But have you heard of the new fong,
Called Barney leave the gi;| alone 7
Or, Jenny put the kettle on!
'Tis furely all the plan.
O fure black Peg in Thomas Street,
She'd teach you how to fmg it fweet,
She's the girl can gaily bleat.
Now >jnatch her if you can.
There's (he and Nell that takes the fw.iy.
They are the fort, they know the way.,
'Tis good to hear them as a p'aj',
To be fure they do it neat.
Then Peg fhe deals the ballads our.
She pins the coppers without doubt,
Sweet pea and tea they make it out,
'Tis they that are complete.
But let us off to Aftley's go.
That is the place for fun you know.
And there we'll have it all from joe,
'Tis but a ho)( a piece.
Let's get the tea, and then be off.
We'll meet the boys there liire enough,
In the front row we'll be in fnuff,
With elegance and eafe 1
When Love gets into a Youthful brain.
WHEN I.ove gets into a Youthful brain,
Inflrucftion it's v.felefs and caution pain.
Prudence may fay, do fo, do fo,
But if Love fays fio.
Poor Prudence may go, poor Prudence may go,
With its preaching and learhing to Jerico !
To Jerico, to Jerico, to Jerico-
S/ier'iJi?n.
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