Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 6 of 6
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Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 6 of 6
Ballads, English; Songs, English
And now that all have left the Place,
Transporting Joys crowd on apace,
The Nymph contends like one that would not win;
Entrain'd with Pleasure now she lies,
The Youth has gain'd the noble Prize,
And now her Fears are past, and Joys begin.
_A_ SONG. _The Words by Mr._ ESCOURT.
[Music]
You tell me _Dick_ you've lately read
That we are beaten in _Spain_;
But prithee Boy hold up thy Head,
We'll beat 'em twice for it again
_With a Fal la la la la la la la._
Is this the Courage you us'd to boast,
Why thou art quite cast down;
You can reflect on what we've lost,
But ne'er think what we've won,
_With a Fal_, &c.
What tho' _Jack Spaniard_ crack and bounce,
He ne'er shall do so again;
We took last Year as many Towns,
As they have now took Men,
_With a Fal_, &c.
In War and Gaming it is the same,
According to the old Saying;
Who's sure to conquer ev'ry Game,
Quite loses the Pleasure of playing:
_With a Fal_, &c.
I think we have a Man of our own,
A Man if I may call him so;
For after those great Deeds he has done,
I may question if he's so or no,
_With a Fal_, &c.
But now if you wou'd know his Name,
'Tis _Johnny Marlborough_;
The beaten _French_ has felt his Fame,
And so shall the Spaniards too,
_With a Fal_, &c.
And since we cannot Justice do,
To ev'ry Victory;
In a full Glass our Zeal let's show,
To our General's Family,
_With a Fal_, &c.
For he has Eight fair Daughters,
And each of them is a Charmer;
There's Lady _Railton_, _Bridgwater_,
Fine _Sunderland_, Lady _Mount-Hermer_,
_With a Fal_, &c.
The other Four so Charming are,
They will with Raptures fill ye;
There's Lady _Hochstet_, _Schellenburgh_,
Bright _Blenheim_, and Lady _Ramillie_,
_With a Fal_, &c.
The last were got so fair and strong,
As in Story ne'er was told;
The first Four always will be Young,
And the last will never be Old,
_With a Fal_, &c.
At ev'ry Feast, e'er we are all deceas'd,
And the Service begins to be hard;
'Tis surely your Duty, to Toast a young Beauty,
Call'd Madamosel _Audenard_,
_With a Fal_, &c.
All Joy to his Grace, for the ninth of his Race,
She's as fair as most of the former;
But where is that he, dare so impudent be,
To compare her to Lady _Mount-Hermer_,
_With a Fal_, &c.
And now to make thy Hopes more strong,
And make you look like a Man;
Remember that all these belong,
To the Queen of Great _Britain_,
_With a Fal_, &c.
Then prithee _Dick_ hold up thy Head,
Altho' we were beaten in _Spain_;
As sure as Scarlet Colour is Red,
We'll beat them twice for it again:
_With a Fal_, &c.
_A_ SONG.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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