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Harlequin** Opera. 41
Spright. And that will never be, I am fure, 'till you have as
many Accomplifhments as the fafhionable Mr. Smooth.
Smooth. Faith, Mem, to fay Truth, 1 have fome Accom-
plflhments, which fome other Perfons need very much, for what
I can tell.
Merit. Oh, Sir ! there is no Man in England has fo many,
at lead in his own Opinion, as Mr. Smooth,
A I R XXXII. As fair Dorinia fitting was.
The Man of Fajhion, proudly vain,
» And in Embroideries gay,
Displays the Gold that tips his Cane 9
And hums a modijh Lay.
The Grin, the Lace, the janty Air,
Are all the Coxcomb's Pride ;
A Rant, or tivo, to win the Fair f
All Fop, and Fool befidel
Smooth. Dem it, Sir, do you mean me?
Merit. Lord, Sir, do you take your felf for a Fop or aFool,
that you fufpedi it ?
Spright. Mr. Smooth is hardly fuch a Plain-Dealer.
Smooth. ,1 can tell you, Mem, 'tis well you are a Lady.
Spright. 'Tis very well for you, Mr. Smooth, I can afTure
you.
Smooth. Why fo, Mem ? I never faid a fine Thing to you in
my Life, as I know of.
Spright. No, nor to any one elfe, I'll be engag'd.
AIR
Spright. And that will never be, I am fure, 'till you have as
many Accomplifhments as the fafhionable Mr. Smooth.
Smooth. Faith, Mem, to fay Truth, 1 have fome Accom-
plflhments, which fome other Perfons need very much, for what
I can tell.
Merit. Oh, Sir ! there is no Man in England has fo many,
at lead in his own Opinion, as Mr. Smooth,
A I R XXXII. As fair Dorinia fitting was.
The Man of Fajhion, proudly vain,
» And in Embroideries gay,
Displays the Gold that tips his Cane 9
And hums a modijh Lay.
The Grin, the Lace, the janty Air,
Are all the Coxcomb's Pride ;
A Rant, or tivo, to win the Fair f
All Fop, and Fool befidel
Smooth. Dem it, Sir, do you mean me?
Merit. Lord, Sir, do you take your felf for a Fop or aFool,
that you fufpedi it ?
Spright. Mr. Smooth is hardly fuch a Plain-Dealer.
Smooth. ,1 can tell you, Mem, 'tis well you are a Lady.
Spright. 'Tis very well for you, Mr. Smooth, I can afTure
you.
Smooth. Why fo, Mem ? I never faid a fine Thing to you in
my Life, as I know of.
Spright. No, nor to any one elfe, I'll be engag'd.
AIR
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94513104 |
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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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