The Songs of England and Scotland, Volume 1J. Cochrane, 1835 - Ballads, English |
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Page xxv
... drinking song , but it is the best , and save a phrase or two might be sung with good effect in the present day . Were our musicians to turn more frequently to our best Anthologies , their talent and their ingenuity might be better ...
... drinking song , but it is the best , and save a phrase or two might be sung with good effect in the present day . Were our musicians to turn more frequently to our best Anthologies , their talent and their ingenuity might be better ...
Page xxx
... Drink to me only with thine eyes , ' and ' Oh do not wanton with those eyes , ' are the richest gems of this collection , fanci- ful , elegant , and refined . There is much sweetness and beauty about the lyrics of both Beaumont and ...
... Drink to me only with thine eyes , ' and ' Oh do not wanton with those eyes , ' are the richest gems of this collection , fanci- ful , elegant , and refined . There is much sweetness and beauty about the lyrics of both Beaumont and ...
Page xxxv
... drinking or convivial songs in the English language , songs which may be sung-- When flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames- the Scotch have got the better of their Southern neighbours in this respect ; there are no ...
... drinking or convivial songs in the English language , songs which may be sung-- When flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames- the Scotch have got the better of their Southern neighbours in this respect ; there are no ...
Page xxxvi
... drinking compositions , and when honest Harry , as Ritson delights to call him , des- cended into such strains as Zeno , Plato , Aristotle , All were lovers of the bottle , his little talent was lost in mere balderdash . Of martial , or ...
... drinking compositions , and when honest Harry , as Ritson delights to call him , des- cended into such strains as Zeno , Plato , Aristotle , All were lovers of the bottle , his little talent was lost in mere balderdash . Of martial , or ...
Page xxxvii
... drink to him only with her eyes , will be admired as long as beauty has a lip , and gallantry is an ornament to man . In the present collection of Songs it has been the desire of the Editor , not so much to please anti- quarian readers ...
... drink to him only with her eyes , will be admired as long as beauty has a lip , and gallantry is an ornament to man . In the present collection of Songs it has been the desire of the Editor , not so much to please anti- quarian readers ...
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Amynta ballad BARRY CORNWALL beauty BEN JONSON birds blest bliss Born bosom bowers breast breath bright Burns Celia CHARLES DIBDIN charms cheek Crazy Jane dear delight despair disdain divine doth drink Dryden EDMUND WALLER English eyes fair Falero flowers garland gentle give grace grove happy HARRY CAREY hath heart JOHN JOHN DRYDEN JOHN GAY JOHN WOLCOT JONSON joys kind kiss Kytt Lady lero lips live look Lord LORD BYRON loue lov'd Love's lover maid MATTHEW PRIOR Minstrels ne'er never night nymph o'er pain passion Percy Phillida Phillis pleasure Poems poetry poets poor pride printed Queen R. B. SHERIDAN Ritson rose says shepherd sighs sing smiles soft song sorrow soul spring sung swain sweet Molly tears tell tender thee thine THOMAS CAREW thought thro Twas verses voice vows wanton weep wind wine youth