EBBA 21906
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The young Gallants Tutor, / Or, An Invitation to Mirth. / Here is an Antedote against all sadness, / And a sweet Motive unto joy and gladness, / For mirth doth to our lives such pleasure bring, / It makes us live as happy as a King, / From our fore fathers we this Maxime borrow, / An ounce of Mirth is worth a pound of Sorrow, | |
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| Date Published | 1674-1679 |
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| Imprint | Printed for F. Cole, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke. |
| License | With Allowance. |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 4.246 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.246 |
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| Title | The young Gallants Tutor, / Or, An Invitation to Mirth. / Here is an Antedote against all sadness, / And a sweet Motive unto joy and gladness, / For mirth doth to our lives such pleasure bring, / It makes us live as happy as a King, / From our fore fathers we this Maxime borrow, / An ounce of Mirth is worth a pound of Sorrow, |
| Tune Imprint | Tune of, The Delights of the Bottle. |
| First Lines | AWay with the causes of riches and cares, / That poyson our spirits & shorten our years |
| Refrain | Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd / while he that is merry reigns Prince of the world. |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 197 x 327 |
| Condition | cropped top, left and right edges |
| Ornament | cast fleurons |