Several new songs by Tho. Durfey ; set to as many new tunes by the best masters in music.

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Several new songs by Tho. Durfey ; set to as many new tunes by the best masters in music.
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London :: Printed by J. Playford, for Joseph Hindmarsh,
1684.
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Songs, English -- England -- 17th century.
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"Several new songs by Tho. Durfey ; set to as many new tunes by the best masters in music." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A37016.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.

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Page 13

The KING'S-HEALTH, sung to Farrinel's Ground.

First Strain.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 ALL joy to great Caesar, long Life, Love, and Pleasure; 'tis a Health that Di╌vine is, fill the Bowl high as mine is: Let none fear a Fea╌ver, but take it off thus Boys; let the King live for ever, 'tis no mat╌ter for us Boys.

Page 14

Second Strain.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 TRY all the Loy╌al, de╌fy all, give de╌ni╌al; sure none thinks the Glass too big here, nor a╌ny Prig here, or sneaking Whig here, of Crip╌ple To╌ny's Crue, that now looks blue, his Heart akes too, the Tap won't do, his Zeal so true, and Projects new, ill Fate does now pursue.

Page 15

Third Strain.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 LET To╌ries guard the King, let Whigs in Halters swing; let Pilk— and Shu— be sham'd, let bugg'ring O— be damn'd; let cheating Pl— be nick'd, the Turn-coat Scribe be kick'd; let Re╌bel Ci╌ty Dons ne╌ver be╌get their Sons; let eve╌ry Whiggish Peer that Rapes a La╌dy fair, and

Page 16

〈♫〉〈♫〉 leaves his on╌ly Dear the Sheets to gnaw and tear, be pu╌nish'd out of hand, and forc'd to pawn his Land▪ t'at∣tone the grand Af╌fair.

Fourth Strain.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 GReat Charles like Je╌ho╌vah spares Foes would unking him, and warms with his Gra╌ces the Vi╌pers that sting him; 'till

Page 17

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Crown'd with just An╌ger the Re╌bels he sei╌zes, thus Hea╌ven can Thun╌der when e╌ver it plea╌ses.

Fifth Strain.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 THEN to the Duke fill, fill up the Glass, the Son of our Mar╌tyr, be╌lov'd of the King; en╌vy'd and lov'd, yet bless'd from a╌bove, se╌cur'd by an An╌gel safe un╌der his Wing.

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Sixth Strain.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 FAction and Fol╌ly, and State Me╌lan╌cho╌ly, with To╌ny in Whig╌land for e╌ver shall dwell; let Wit, Wine, and Beau╌ty then teach us our Du╌ty, for none e're can love, or be wise and Re╌bel.

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