. British musical miscellany : being a collection of Scotch, English, & Irish songs set to music. ealth,Cried, Jack, never be such a ninny To drink : says I, Father, your I passd round the stuff—soon he twiggd it, And it set the old codger agog ; And he swiggd, and mother,And sister and brother,And I swiggd, and all of us swiggd it, And swore there was nothing like grog. One day, when the chaplain was preaching* Behind him I curiously slunk,And, while he our duty was teaching, As how we should never get drunk,I tipt him the stuff, and he twiggd it, Which soon set his revrence agog ;
. British musical miscellany : being a collection of Scotch, English, & Irish songs set to music. ealth,Cried, Jack, never be such a ninny To drink : says I, Father, your I passd round the stuff—soon he twiggd it, And it set the old codger agog ; And he swiggd, and mother,And sister and brother,And I swiggd, and all of us swiggd it, And swore there was nothing like grog. One day, when the chaplain was preaching* Behind him I curiously slunk,And, while he our duty was teaching, As how we should never get drunk,I tipt him the stuff, and he twiggd it, Which soon set his revrence agog ; And he swiggd, and Nick swiggd,And Ben swiggd, and Dick swiggd;And I swiggd, and all of us swiggd it, And swore there was nothing like grog. Then trust me, theres nothing as drinkingSo pleasant on this side the grave ; It keeps the unhappy from thinking,And makes een more valiant the brave. 131 For me, from the moment I twiggd it,The good stuff has so set me agog,Sick or well, late or early,Wind foully or fairly,*Tis all one—for Fve constantly swiggd it,And d me, theres nothing like 132 SONG LXII. Ah ! Cloris, could I now but sit* For two Voices, two Violins, or two Flutes. -m -^^^SrSf t*Hfc£4 k<*^- L ts I y*. JP= Ah ! Clo - ris, could I now but sit, As un- -^ KT-f qsrf^r=r=:$!5 m j*=±£s± tf±±±fiqtflid=E^ lis: SIM *7 ifc con-cernd as when Your in-fant beau-ty could iCm: ezzs^z -F £±M s? v y
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