Drinking songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsJ. Johnson, 1783 - Ballads, English |
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... sweet pleasure with fearch after treasure , Indulging at night for the toils of the day : And while the dull mifer efteems himself wifer , His bags to increase , while his health does decay , Our fouls we enlighten , our fancies we ...
... sweet pleasure with fearch after treasure , Indulging at night for the toils of the day : And while the dull mifer efteems himself wifer , His bags to increase , while his health does decay , Our fouls we enlighten , our fancies we ...
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... Sweet , fequefter'd , and ferene . When I fink the bowl profound , Richeft fragrar ce flowing round , And fome lovely nymph detain , Venus then infpires the ftrain , When When from goblets deep and wide , I exhaust the 18 DRINKING SONGS .
... Sweet , fequefter'd , and ferene . When I fink the bowl profound , Richeft fragrar ce flowing round , And fome lovely nymph detain , Venus then infpires the ftrain , When When from goblets deep and wide , I exhaust the 18 DRINKING SONGS .
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... sweet engaging grace Put on fome clothes to come abroad , And took a waiters place . Then Cupid nam'd at every glafs A lady of the sky , While Bacchus fwore he'd drink the lafs , And had it bumper high . Fat Comus tofs'd his brimmer o ...
... sweet engaging grace Put on fome clothes to come abroad , And took a waiters place . Then Cupid nam'd at every glafs A lady of the sky , While Bacchus fwore he'd drink the lafs , And had it bumper high . Fat Comus tofs'd his brimmer o ...
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... sweet scent of a pot of good ale . Nor yet the delight that comes to the fight , To fee how it flowers and mantles in graile , As green as a leek , with a fmile in the cheek , The true orient colour of a pot of good ale . But I mean the ...
... sweet scent of a pot of good ale . Nor yet the delight that comes to the fight , To fee how it flowers and mantles in graile , As green as a leek , with a fmile in the cheek , The true orient colour of a pot of good ale . But I mean the ...
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... sweets for me . And fee , through yonder filent grove , See yonder does my Daphne rove : With pride her foot - steps I purfue , And bid your frantic joys adieu . The fole confufion I admire , Is that my Daphnes eyes infpire : I fcorn ...
... sweets for me . And fee , through yonder filent grove , See yonder does my Daphne rove : With pride her foot - steps I purfue , And bid your frantic joys adieu . The fole confufion I admire , Is that my Daphnes eyes infpire : I fcorn ...
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ANACREON Bacchus BALLAD Becauſe beſt bleffings bowl boys brave bumper call'd chear Comus dear defire delight Derry doth DRAGON OF WANTLEY drink earl earl Douglas earl Percy Engliſh eyes faid fair fair lady fame fear feen feven fhall fhould fhow fighs fight fing flain fleep fmile fome fong foon forrow foul ftand ftill ftrange ftrife fuch fure fweet gallant give glaſs gold hath heart himſelf honeft Horfely houſe huſband Johny Armstrong king lady laft lord lord Barnard mafter merry mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf ne'er never night noble o'er old cap pleaſe pleaſure praiſe preſently prince queen quoth fhe reft roſe ſaid ſee ſhall ſhe SONG SONG ſpace ſpeak ſtate ſweet tell thee there's theſe thofe thoſe thou art thouſand unto Vex'd vicar of Bray Whilft whofe Whoſe wife wine
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Page 153 - No wither'd witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew : The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew. The redbreast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary moss, and gather'd flowers, To deck the ground where thou art laid.
Page 140 - AN old song made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman, who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate ; Like an old courtier of the queen's, And the queen's old courtier.
Page 144 - Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and...
Page 252 - Sweet sister, do not fear ; God never prosper me nor mine, Nor aught else that I have, If I do wrong your children dear, When you are laid in grave.
Page 87 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of His grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend : This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands; And having nothing, yet hath all.
Page 145 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Page 118 - Their purpose is ambition, Their practice only hate : And if they once reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell...
Page 82 - Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store: They poor, I rich; they beg, I give; They lack, I leave; they pine, I live.
Page 253 - ... strife ; With one another they did fight About the children's life : And he that was of mildest mood, Did slay the other there, Within an unfrequented wood...
Page 24 - But an eternal health goes round. Fill up the bowl, then, fill it high, Fill all the glasses there, for why Should every creature drink but I? Why, man of morals, tell me why?