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Drinking song set to music, 18th C, after R Vincent
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Lettering: Love's bacchanal. To ye Right Hon. ye Earl of Westmorland these four plates are humbly inscribed. Set by Mr. R. Vincent. The words by Mr. Thos. Hundeshagen. ... for the flute. Bears number "93" at top right and "No. XXIV" at bottom left. Lettering continues with three verses of song: "Strephon why yt clou-dy forehead why so vain-ly cross'd those arms? Silly swain thy aspect horrid rather fright-ens her than charms Rouse each dull & droop-ing spirit fling away thy myrtle wreath bumpers large of gen-rous claret makes thee love & raptures breath. Sacrifice this juice prolifick, to each letter of her name. Gods they deem'd it a specifick, why not mortals do the same? See the high-charg'd goblet smiling bids thee Strephon drink & prove wine's the liquor most beguiling, wine's the weapon conquers love."
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Title: Drinking song set to music, 18th C, after R Vincent
Description:
Lettering: Love's bacchanal.
To ye Right Hon.
ye Earl of Westmorland these four plates are humbly inscribed.
Set by Mr.
R.
Vincent.
The words by Mr.
Thos.
Hundeshagen.
.
for the flute.
Bears number "93" at top right and "No.
XXIV" at bottom left.
Lettering continues with three verses of song: "Strephon why yt clou-dy forehead why so vain-ly cross'd those arms? Silly swain thy aspect horrid rather fright-ens her than charms Rouse each dull & droop-ing spirit fling away thy myrtle wreath bumpers large of gen-rous claret makes thee love & raptures breath.
Sacrifice this juice prolifick, to each letter of her name.
Gods they deem'd it a specifick, why not mortals do the same? See the high-charg'd goblet smiling bids thee Strephon drink & prove wine's the liquor most beguiling, wine's the weapon conquers love.
".
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