Q£e^.. I^-S.e. |K£RRi RICHARDSON Sr*T(ONeRSJACC01ll Book m;.k£ps Artists Materials British&French 5)* THE GLEN COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH MUSIC Presented by Lady Dorothea Ruggles- Brise to the National Library of Scotland, in memory of her brother, Major Lord George Stewart Murray, Black Watch, killed in action in France in 1914. 28th January 1927. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/witmirthorpillst05durf : X -~~£r WIT and MIRTH: PILLS TO PURGE Melancholy ; BEING A Collection of the best Merry BALLADS and SONGS, Old and New. Fitted to all Humours, having each their proper TUNE for either Voice, or Instrument Most of the SONGS being new Set. The Sixth and Last VOL. LONDON: Printed by W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, at Shake spear's Head, CatJierine Street in the Strand, 1720. *<> AN Alphabetical TABLE OF THE SONGS Contain'd in this B O O K. Pag. A^S" Amoret and Thyrsi s lay, 30 As unconcerned andfree as Air, 33 As I am a Sailor, 4i And now, now the Duke's March, ,47 Aurelia now one Moment lost, 48 After the pangs offierce Desire, 78 A Pox on the Fool, J19 x A Voting Man lately in our - Town, 180 All Joy to Mortals, 181 A Pox on the Ti?nes, 184 A Pox on such Fools f let the 186 As Cupid many Ages past, 188 All Christians that have Ears to hear, 26% As at Noon Dulcina rested, 266 A Dean and Prebendary, 2ii A 71 An Alphabetical TABLE. A World that'sfull of Fools and Mad-men, 229 Astutus Constabularius, 237 Amor est Pegma, 239 Abroad as I was walking, I'spyd 247 A Pedlar proud as I heard tell, 248 A Young Man and a Maid, . 251 All own the Young Sylvia is 261 A Swain in despair, ,.262 As I came down the hey La?id Town, 275 A Jolly young Grocer of London Town, 286 As it befel upon one time, 289 A Taylor good Lo?'d, in the Time of Vacation, 292 A Comely Dame of Islington, 296 Ah / how happys he, 303 A Little Love may prove a Pleasure, 307 At the Change as I was a walking, 324 Allyou that must take a leap in the Dark, , 327 Alphonzo, ifyou Sir, 339 A Worthy London Prentice, 342 At the break of Morning light, 357 B BEL I N DA'j- pretty, pretty pleasing Form 1 Blush not redder than the Morning, 195 Banish my Lydia these 203 Beauty, like Kingdoms notfor one, 2 1 Beneath a cool Shade Amaryllis 270 Boasting Fops who court the Fair, 314 COME here's a good Health, 8 Cupid make your Virgins tender, 17 Corinna / excuse thy Face, 34 Chloefound Lovefor his Psyche 49 Coy Belinda may discover, 52 Corinna 'tis you that I Love, 54 Come buy my Greens and Flowers, 1 24 Caslia's bright Beauty all others transcend, 157 Co?nefrom the Te7?iple, away to the Bed, 198 Come all that are disposed 255 Chloris, can you 299 Cselia \ 4 An Alphabetical TABLE. Caslia be not too complying, 306 Claspd in my dear Melinda's Arms, 318 Come Caelia come, let's sit and 325 not rumple my Top-knot 55 DO Day was spent and Night 208 Dear Catholick brother 277 Dear Mother I am Transported, 278 Despairing besides a clear stream, 363 "JO RE Phillis with her looks did kill, 111 F FLY, fly ye lazy Hours, 24 Fye Amaryllis, cease to grieve, 27 Fairest Isle, all Isles excelling, 56 Fye Jockey, never prattle, 77 Forgive me Cloe if I dare, 175 Fortune is blind and Beauty unkind, 242 From Father Hopkins, 245 Fickle Bliss, fantastick Treasure, 259 Fill the Glassfill, fill, 280 Farewel my useless Scrip, 320 Fates I defie, I defie your Advances, 345 Farewel Chloe, O farewel, 365 GOD Prosper long our Gracious Queen, 4 G°t S°i S°i go falsest of thy Sex, 288 Good morrow Gossip J oan, 315 H long, long shall Ipine HOW how 1 Hang this whining way of Wooing 58 Here's the Swnmer sprightly, gay, 59 How happfs the Husband, 73 Having spent all my Coin, 169 How 1 An Alphabetical TABLE. How happy, how happy is she, 176 Hang the Presbyters Gill, 1 82 Honest Shepherd, since 182 How happy's that Husband who after 205 How is the World transformed 257 Hub ub, ub, boo; 281 Had I but Love, 304 How happy are we, 319 Hear Chloe hear, 356 How happys he who weds a Wife, 370 How Charming Phillis is, how Fair, yji I IF I hear Orinda Swear, 2 Just comingfrom Sea, 35 If ever you mean to be kind, J$ I know herfalse, 76 / am come to lock allfast, -78 In vain Clemene_y<?^ bestow, 80 If Wine be a Cordial 82 / fain wou'dfind a passing, 1 39 If I should go seek the 141 / seek no more to shady coverts, 166 / trfd in Parks and Plays, 173 In a Flowry Myrtle Grove, 196 / am a Jolly Toper, 200 I'll tellyou all, both great 233 / am a cunning Constable, 236 L Courted and Writ, 253 I'll tell thee Dick where I have 282 / am a poor Shepherd undone, 284 / Love to Madness, rave f enjoy, 285 I'll press, I'll bless thee Charming 297 I'm vext to think that Damon 317 Ihave a Tenement to Let, 355 K KENyou, who comes here, ET not Love, let not Love on me, 23 L Liberia's all my Thought 51 Let An Alphabetical TABLE. Let Mary live long, 84 Lerinda complaineth that 85 Lay by your Pleading, 191 Love's Pow'r in my Heart 204 Let's wet the whistle ofthe 224 Lefs Sing as one may say 226 Lucinda has the de'el and all, 232 Love is a Bauble, 238 Lais when you 295 Lorenzo you amuse the Town, 302 Love's Passion never knew 305 Let those Youths who Freedom 333 Lavia would, but dare not venture, 353 Love, the sweets of Love, 368 M MARLBOROUGH'S a brave Commander, 9 My dear Corinna gi've me leave, 81 May her blest Example chace, 97 My Dear and only Love, 1 22 My Nose is the largest of all 131 My Nose is the Flattest of all 132 Mortals learn your Lives to 1 61 Mirtillo, whilst you patch 169 My Friend thy Beauty 294 Must Love, that Tyrant of the 315 Theodora can My those Eyes, 337 N NOW dry up thy Tears, 40 No, no, poor suffering Heart, 96 New Pyramid's raise, .. 99 Never sigh, but think of kissing, 103 Now, now the Queen's Health, 116 Noble King Lud, i ^a Now fm resoli/d to Love no more 312 Not your Eyes Melania move me, 322 Now, now the Night's come, 349 Now Jockey and Moggy are ready, 350 my Panting, panting OH! Heart, 5 25 Over the Mountains, 86 Oh 1 An Alphabetical TABLE, Oh how Happy's he, whofrom, 105 Oh f the mighty pow'r of Love, 162 Oh the Charming Month of May, 344 Oh Roger I've been to see Eugene, 346 Ofall the handsome Ladies, 348 PHILLIS lay aside your Thinking, 107 Pish fye, you're rude Sir, 108 Phillis, I can ne'erforgive it, 187 Poor Sawney had marry'd a Wife, 268 R ROOMfor Gentlemen, 136 Retire old Miser, 209 Richest Gift of lavish Nature, 264 SHE met with a Country-man, 3 Stand clear, my Masters, 62 Sometimes I am a Tapster new, 91 She went ApparelVd neat andfine, 95 Say cruel Amoret, how long, 112 Such command o'er my Fate 1 13 Sit you merry Gallants, 145 Since Phillis swears Inconstancy, 194 Some in the Town go betimes 197 Suppose a Man does all he can, 210 visu, Sors sine , 244 See bleeding atyour Feet 311 Since Tom's in the Chair, and every one here 340 Such a happy, happy, Life, 362 TO meet her Mars the Queen of Love, 19 Thus Damon knock'd at Caelia's Door, 37 The World is a Bubble andfull of 38 Through the cold shady Woods, 44 The gordian Knot, . 88 There Dwelt a Widow in this Town, 93 There 15 An Alphabetical TABLE. There was an Old Man, 100 There is a Thing which in the light 106 There's not a Swain, I io Tormenting Beauty leave ?ny Breast, 1 1 Tell me why so long 114 \ Tis afoolish mistake, 115 Tell me, tell me, charming 128 Tho' thou'rt ugly and Old, 143 Tho' you make no return 149 The King is p;one to Oxon Town, 158 Tho' I love and she knows it, 167 There was three Travellers, 177 Troy had a breed of brave 1 18 There's none so Pretty 222 The Ordinance a-broad, 250 That scornful Sylvia's Chains 260 Tom Tinker's my true love, 265 To you Fair Ladies now at Land, 272 Then come kind Damon come 323 The Night is come that will, 330 There's a new set of Rakes, 330 Tho' Begging is an Honest Trade, 338 The Rosey Morn hikes blithe and Gay 360 The Restauration how's the Word, 361 U UNDERNEA TH the Castle Wall, 120 Unguarded lies the wishing Maid, 129 Vobis magnis parvis dicam 234 W WHILST Phillis is Drinking, 13 War, War and Battle now no more, 1 What shall I do, I am undone, 121 When Wit and Beauty 151 When Sylvia was kind, 153 What, Love a crime, 154 When I have often heardyoung Maids 1 56 What state of Life can be 163 Wheti J ockeyfrst I saw, 1 65 When Dido was a Carthage Queen, 192 We merry Wives of Windsor, m211 1 An Alphabetical TABLE.