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Wit and mirth; or, Pills to purge melancholy : being a collection of the best merry ballads and songs, old and new ... each with their proper tune ... most of the songs being new set ..
Songs compleat, pleasant, and divertive
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- London : Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson ..., 1719-1720
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- 6 volumes : frontispiece (portrait), music ; 17 cm
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- ocm14023530
- A reissue of 'Songs compleat, pleasant and divertive' published in 1719, with the drop-head title on p. 1 and the running title in vols. 1 to 5 changed to: 'Pills to purge melancholy' and with the addition of a sixth and final volume dated 1720. Cf. ESTC.
- The first two volumes mostly contain songs by the editor Thomas D'Urfey, with the remainder being those originally collected and published by Henry Playford. Cf. ESTC.
- Unaccompanied melodies.
- Includes orations, poems, prologues and epilogues by D'Urfey.
- Dedication (v. 1-2) signed: T. D'Urfey.
- Each vol. has separate t.p.
- Engraved frontispiece; printer's device on separate t.p.; head- and tail-pieces; initials. Music printed from type.
- ESTC, T134713.