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
You shall never,
Me from her sever,
Since that my _CÊlia_ has thrown by her Scorn:
Then forbear,
To come so near,
For I from _CÊlia_ can never be torn.
_The Country_ FARMER'S _Campaign_: _By the Author of_ Banter'd and
Bubbl'd, _&c._
[Music]
Oh _Roger_ I've been to see _Eugene_,
By _Villars_ over-reach'd;
And that _Dutch_ Earl, great _Albermarle_,
So foolishly Detach'd:
For _Phil_ of _Spain_, saw _Doway_ tain,
And _Quesnoy_ close beset;
Saw _Frenchmen_ grin, at Count _Rechstrin_,
And _Dutchmen_ in a Sweat.
With both my Eyes _Auxiliaries_,
I saw desert our Cause;
Old _Zinzendorf_ did buy 'em off,
But never stopp'd their Maws:
Whilst ORMOND he most orderly,
Did march them towards _Ghent_;
The _German_ Dogs, with great _Dutch_ Hogs,
Their towns against him Pent.
Were not we mad to spend our Blood,
And weighty Treasure so;
Do they deserve, that we should serve,
Adad we'll make them know:
They'll be afraid, of Peace and Trade,
And downfal of the WHIGS;
Our glorious ANN, with _France_ and _Spain_,
Will dance then many a Jigg.
If they have a mind, 'fore Peace be Sign'd,
To own Great ANNA'S Power;
Such Terms she'll get, as she thinks fit,
And they shall have no more:
Great _Oxford's_ Earl, that weighty Pearl,
And Minister of State:
With _Bollingbrook_, I swear adzooks,
Old _England_ will be great.
We Farmers then, shall be fine Men,
And Money have good store;
Their WHIGISH Tax they'll have with a Pox,
When Monarchy's no more:
My Son I'm sure, will ne'er endure,
To pay their plaguy Funds;
'Tis with reproach, they ride in Coach,
It makes me mad Ads--
For twenty Years, with Popish fears,
We have been Banter'd much;
With Liberty, and Property,
And our very good Friends the _Dutch_:
But now I hope, our Eyes are ope,
And _France_ is more Sincere;
Then _Emperor_ with all his stir,
_Or Dounders Divil myn Heir._
STRAWBERY.
[Music]
Of all the handsome Ladies,
Of whom the Town do talk;
Who do frequent the _Opera's_,
And in the Park do walk:
The many lovely Beauties,
There are who do excel;
Yet my _Strawbery_, my _Strawbery_,
Does bear away the Bell.
Some cry up Madam _Mar----_
For this thing and for that;
And some her Grace of _Sh----_
Tho' she grows something fat:
And tho' I love her _Ma----_
And all her Ladies well,
Yet my _Strawbery_, &c.
The Kit Cat and the Toasters,
Did never care a Fig;
For any other Beauty,
Besides the little WHIG:
But for all that Sir _Harry_,
That witty Knight can tell,
'Tis my _Strawbery_, &c.
The red Coats think the _Ch----ls_,
The Fairest in the Land;
Because the D. their Father,
The Ar----y does Command:
But the noble D. of _B----_
Who does all Dukes excel,
Says my _Strawbery_, &c.
Tune, _Now the Fight's done_.
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