Drinking songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient balladsJ. Johnson, 1783 |
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... thought fit to attend her ; Though now fhe be pleafant , And fweet to the fenfe , Will be damnable mouldy An hundred years hence . The usurer , that In the hundred takes twenty , Who wants in his wealth , And pines in his plenty ; Lays ...
... thought fit to attend her ; Though now fhe be pleafant , And fweet to the fenfe , Will be damnable mouldy An hundred years hence . The usurer , that In the hundred takes twenty , Who wants in his wealth , And pines in his plenty ; Lays ...
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... thought better on't , and , instead of his brine , Would have fill'd the vaft ocean with generous wine . What trafficking then would have been on the main For the fake of good liquor , as well as for gain ! No fear then of tempeft , or ...
... thought better on't , and , instead of his brine , Would have fill'd the vaft ocean with generous wine . What trafficking then would have been on the main For the fake of good liquor , as well as for gain ! No fear then of tempeft , or ...
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... thought the rich Crofus a slave , Though a king , to his coffers of gold ; He delighted in plentiful bowls ; But , drinking , much talk would decline , Because ' twas the cuftom of fools , To prattle much over their wine . Old Socrates ...
... thought the rich Crofus a slave , Though a king , to his coffers of gold ; He delighted in plentiful bowls ; But , drinking , much talk would decline , Because ' twas the cuftom of fools , To prattle much over their wine . Old Socrates ...
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... a bird ; Would chat , tell a story , and jest , Moft pleasantly over a glass , And thought a dumb guest at a feast , But a dull philofophical afs . ] [ Anaxarchus , [ Anaxarchus , more patient than Job , By peftles 36 DRINKING SONG S.
... a bird ; Would chat , tell a story , and jest , Moft pleasantly over a glass , And thought a dumb guest at a feast , But a dull philofophical afs . ] [ Anaxarchus , [ Anaxarchus , more patient than Job , By peftles 36 DRINKING SONG S.
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... thought Ariftotle an afs for his pain ; His forrows he us'd in full bumpers to drown , And when he was drunk , then the world was his own . This world is a tavern , with liquor well flor'd , And into't I came to be drunk as a lord : My ...
... thought Ariftotle an afs for his pain ; His forrows he us'd in full bumpers to drown , And when he was drunk , then the world was his own . This world is a tavern , with liquor well flor'd , And into't I came to be drunk as a lord : My ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ANACREON Bacchus BALLAD Becauſe beſt bleffings bowl boys brave bumper call'd chear Comus dear defire delight Derry doth DRAGON OF WANTLEY drink earl earl Douglas earl Percy Engliſh eyes faid fair fair lady fame fear feen feven fhall fhould fhow fighs fight fing flain fleep fmile fome fong foon forrow foul ftand ftill ftrange ftrife fuch fure fweet gallant give glaſs gold hath heart himſelf honeft Horfely houſe huſband Johny Armstrong king lady laft lord lord Barnard mafter merry mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf ne'er never night noble o'er old cap pleaſe pleaſure praiſe preſently prince queen quoth fhe reft roſe ſaid ſee ſhall ſhe SONG SONG ſpace ſpeak ſtate ſweet tell thee there's theſe thofe thoſe thou art thouſand unto Vex'd vicar of Bray Whilft whofe Whoſe wife wine
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 153 - No wither'd witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew : The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew. The redbreast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary moss, and gather'd flowers, To deck the ground where thou art laid.
Seite 140 - AN old song made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman, who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate ; Like an old courtier of the queen's, And the queen's old courtier.
Seite 144 - Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and...
Seite 252 - Sweet sister, do not fear ; God never prosper me nor mine, Nor aught else that I have, If I do wrong your children dear, When you are laid in grave.
Seite 87 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of His grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend : This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands; And having nothing, yet hath all.
Seite 145 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Seite 118 - Their purpose is ambition, Their practice only hate : And if they once reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell...
Seite 82 - Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store: They poor, I rich; they beg, I give; They lack, I leave; they pine, I live.
Seite 253 - ... strife ; With one another they did fight About the children's life : And he that was of mildest mood, Did slay the other there, Within an unfrequented wood...
Seite 24 - But an eternal health goes round. Fill up the bowl, then, fill it high, Fill all the glasses there, for why Should every creature drink but I? Why, man of morals, tell me why?