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Harlequin'* Opera.
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AIR XIII. What need I tojcare how the World goes.
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Ff f l f -f = f-l" JT Tt * ]
While fweet,fmooth, and clear •,
Mufick charms your Ear,
Devils may he near,
Pois'ning the Sound*
Voice. Devils Jlill are near,
Laughing in your Ear,
When Fools pay fo dear,
Only for Sound.
[While hefings, Harlequin and Panteloon ftand on his right
Hand, mimicking his Afiioft, Pierot and Scaramouch on
his left, Voice behind', when he has done, they all Dance
round him, till by degrees he is pu/b'd into the Doctor's
Chair ; which rifes towards the Roof of the Houfe, while
they continue Dancing below.
Smooth. Oh Lard ! Oh Lard ! What, am I going to the o*
ther World already"? upon my S<>ul, good Gentlemen Devils,
I am not prepar'd ; I am not prepar'd, indeed dear Mr.
Voice, fweet Mr. Voice intercede for me with their Devilfhips — **
'tis very hard, indeed 'tis very hard, for they never carried any
Body upwards before, that ever I heard of.
Voice. Why, where are you, Sir? What's become of you?
Are not you fafe in the middle of us ? What can you defire
more ? Are not the Do&or and the Devil a fufficient Guard?
Smooth Pox take them both I hadliketo have faid. Why
I am up in the Clouds 1 am going Poft to the other World,
in an eafy Chair.
Voice. Alas! poor Gentleman as I hope to breathe — in
the Clouds he'll be in the Moon in half an Hour, at this
Rate— —I fancy he has not paid the Do&or for his Dance — — *
and he does nothing without Encouragement.
C 2 Smooth.
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AIR XIII. What need I tojcare how the World goes.
| p£NN££M^
Ff f l f -f = f-l" JT Tt * ]
While fweet,fmooth, and clear •,
Mufick charms your Ear,
Devils may he near,
Pois'ning the Sound*
Voice. Devils Jlill are near,
Laughing in your Ear,
When Fools pay fo dear,
Only for Sound.
[While hefings, Harlequin and Panteloon ftand on his right
Hand, mimicking his Afiioft, Pierot and Scaramouch on
his left, Voice behind', when he has done, they all Dance
round him, till by degrees he is pu/b'd into the Doctor's
Chair ; which rifes towards the Roof of the Houfe, while
they continue Dancing below.
Smooth. Oh Lard ! Oh Lard ! What, am I going to the o*
ther World already"? upon my S<>ul, good Gentlemen Devils,
I am not prepar'd ; I am not prepar'd, indeed dear Mr.
Voice, fweet Mr. Voice intercede for me with their Devilfhips — **
'tis very hard, indeed 'tis very hard, for they never carried any
Body upwards before, that ever I heard of.
Voice. Why, where are you, Sir? What's become of you?
Are not you fafe in the middle of us ? What can you defire
more ? Are not the Do&or and the Devil a fufficient Guard?
Smooth Pox take them both I hadliketo have faid. Why
I am up in the Clouds 1 am going Poft to the other World,
in an eafy Chair.
Voice. Alas! poor Gentleman as I hope to breathe — in
the Clouds he'll be in the Moon in half an Hour, at this
Rate— —I fancy he has not paid the Do&or for his Dance — — *
and he does nothing without Encouragement.
C 2 Smooth.
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| Description | In the manner of a rehearsal. As it is perform'd at the Theatre in Goodman's-Fields. Written by Mr. Ralph. |
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| Shelfmark | Ing.59 |
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| Description | Scottish and English songs, military music and keyboard music of the 18th and 19th centuries. These items are from the collection of Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854 to 1929). 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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