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
LVII. BONNY DUNDEE.
Old Scotch. The melody is in the _Skene MS._, 1630.
LVIII. HAPPY GROVES.
Adapted from "The Pilgrim," composed by J. Barret in 1701.
LIX. OF ALL THE GIRLS THAT ARE SO SMART.
Composed by Henry Carey, in 1716. N.B.--The air was superseded by
another in 1790.
LX. BRITONS, STRIKE HOME.
Composed by Henry Purcell. _Bonduca_, 1695.
LXI. CHEVY CHASE.
Old English. Early Seventeenth century. Printed in 1710.
LXII. TO OLD SIR SIMON THE KING.
Old English. Seventeenth century. Printed in 1652.
LXIII. JOY TO GREAT CÆSAR.
Composed by Frescobaldi (1614). Adapted by Tom Durfey in 1682 or
1683.
LXIV. THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN.
Old English. Printed as "Puddings and Pies," by Playford, in 1716.
LXV. DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A GALLANT SAILOR?
Old Irish. "Youghal Harbour," in 1720. Also known as "Ned of the
Hill" (1700).
LXVI. WHY ARE MINE EYES STILL FLOWING.
Old English. Seventeenth century.
LXVII. GREEN SLEEVES.
Old English. Sixteenth century.
LXVIII. ALL YOU THAT MUST TAKE A LEAP.
Composed by Lewis Ramondon. 1710.
LXIX. LUMPS OF PUDDING.
Old Irish. Printed by Playford in 1701. Adapted by Durfey in 1697.
W.H. GRATTAN FLOOD.
_June 7th_, 1915.
II
A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN GAY.
1712
Binfield, November 13 Alexander Pope to John Gay
December 24 Alexander Pope to John Gay
1713
London, January 13 John Gay to Maurice Johnson, junior.
April 23, 1713 John Gay to Maurice Johnson, junior.
August 23 Alexander Pope to John Gay
October 23 Alexander Pope to John Gay
1714
Binfield, May 4 Thomas Parnell and Alexander Pope to John Gay
London, June 8 John Gay to Jonathan Swift
Hanover, August 16 John Gay to John Arbuthnot
September 23 Alexander Pope to John Gay
1715
London, March 3 Alexander Pope and John Gay to John Caryll
London, March 18 Alexander Pope and John Gay to Thomas Parnell
[March] Alexander Pope and John Gay to John Caryll
April 7 Alexander Pope and John Gay to William Congreve
London [April] John Gay and Alexander Pope to John Caryll
July 8 John Gay to Alexander Pope
1716
_Undated_ John Gay, Jervis, John Arbuthnot
(beginning: "I was and Alexander Pope to Thomas Parnell
last summer in
Devonshire").
1717
_Undated_ John Gay to Alexander Pope
(beginning: "Too
late to see and
confess myself
mistaken")
London, November 8 Alexander Pope to John Gay
1719
September 8 John Gay to the Hon. Mrs. Howard
1720
[_circa_ October] John Gay to Jacob Tonson
1722
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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