Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732), Author of "The Beggar's Opera"Melville, Lewis
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Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732), Author of "The Beggar's Opera"
Melville, Lewis
Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography; Gay, John, 1685-1732
XXIV. WHEN ONCE I LAY WITH ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE.
Old English. Sung in Durfey's _The Wiltshire Maid_.
XXV. WHEN FIRST I LAID SIEGE TO MY CHLORIS.
Old Irish. Adapted by Durfey in his _Pills_, 1720.
XXVI. COURTIERS, COURTIERS, THINK IT NO HARM.
Old English air, 1720.
XXVII. A LOVELY LASS TO A FRIAR CAME.
Old Irish. Printed in 1721.
XXVIII. 'TWAS WHEN THE SEA WAS ROARING.
Composed by Handel. Sung in Gay's _What d'ye call it_ (1715).
XXIX. THE SUN HAD LOOS'D HIS WEARY TEAMS.
Old English. "The Hemp Dresser." Published by Playford in 1651.
XXX. HOW HAPPY ARE WE.
Composed by Dr. Pepusch. 1716.
XXXI. OF A NOBLE RACE WAS SHENKIN.
Introduced in Henry Purcell's _Richmond Heiress_, 1693.
XXXII. No name, but evidently intended for HOW SHOULD I YOUR TRUE LOVE
KNOW. Ophelia's song.
Published by Playford in 1713.
XXXIII. LONDON LADIES.
Old English.
XXXIV. ALL IN THE DOWNS.
Composed by Henry Carey. 1720.
XXXV. HAVE YOU HEARD OF A FROLICKSOME DITTY.
Old Irish. "Molly Roe." Published as "The Rant" in Apollo's
Banquet, in 1690.
XXXVI. IRISH TROT.
Old Irish. Printed as "Hyde Park," by Playford, in 1651.
XXXVII. No name given, but evidently CONSTANT BILLY, published in 1726.
Sir H. Bishop says that it was composed by Geminiani.
XXXVIII. GOOD-MORROW, GOSSIP JOAN.
Old English. Printed in 1705.
XXXIX. IRISH HOWL.
Old Irish. Printed as "The Irish Howl," by Playford, in the third
volume of his _Dancing Master_, in 1726.
XL. THE LASS OF PATIE'S MILL.
Old Scotch. Printed in _Orpheus Caledonius_. 1725.
XLI. IF LOVE'S A SWEET PASSION.
Composed by Henry Purcell. _Fairy Queen_ (1692).
XLII. SOUTH-SEA BALLAD.
Old English. Printed in 1720.
XLIII. PACKINGTON'S POUND.
Old English. Melody in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.
XLIV. LILLIBULLERO.
Old Irish. Printed in 1688. Adapted by Purcell.
XLV. DOWN IN THE NORTH COUNTRY.
Old English.
XLVI. A SHEPHERD KEPT SHEEP.
Old English.
XLVII. ONE EVENING, HAVING LOST MY WAY.
Printed as "Walpole, or the Happy Clown," in 1719. Words by
Birkhead. The tune also occurs in the Overture.
XLVIII. NOW, ROGER, I'LL TELL THEE BECAUSE THOU'RT MY SON.
Old English.
XLIX. O BESSY BELL!
Old Scotch. Printed by Playford in 1700.
L. WOULD FATE TO ME BELINDA GIVE.
Composed by John Wilford. Printed in 1710.
LI. COME, SWEET LASS.
The tune was printed as "Greenwich Park," by Playford. 1688. Song
from _The Compleat Academy_ (1685). Music composed by Jeremiah
Clarke, 1685.
LII. THE LAST TIME I WENT O'ER THE MOOR.
Old Scotch. Printed in Ramsay's _Tea Table Misc_. 1726.
LIII. TOM TINKER'S MY TRUE LOVE.
Old English. Printed by Playford in 1664.
LIV. I AM A POOR SHEPHERD UNDONE.
Old English. Printed by Playford in 1716.
LV. IANTHE THE LOVELY.
Composed by John Barret, 1701.
LVI. A COBLER THERE WAS.
Old English.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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