EBBA 30887
British Library - Roxburghe
| Content's a Treasure; / Or, The Jovial Loyalist. / A most pleasant New play-Song, greatly in Request, both at Court and / THEATRE. / Content's a Treasure, nothing more can be, / 'Tis all that can make happy thee or me; / Content and Loyalty, and harmless Mirth, / Are those that give to all our Joys a Birth: / Wine is a charm, 'tis armour-proof and male, / It quicks our Sences, when our Wits do fail; / Keeps us from Cold, and hushes all our Cares, / And in the midst of Dangers stiffles fears. | |
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| Date Published | 1664-1706 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Blare at the Looking-Glass on London Bridge |
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| Collection | British Library - Roxburghe |
| Page | 4.8 |
| Location | British Library |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.10.8 |
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| Title | Content's a Treasure; / Or, The Jovial Loyalist. / A most pleasant New play-Song, greatly in Request, both at Court and / THEATRE. / Content's a Treasure, nothing more can be, / 'Tis all that can make happy thee or me; / Content and Loyalty, and harmless Mirth, / Are those that give to all our Joys a Birth: / Wine is a charm, 'tis armour-proof and male, / It quicks our Sences, when our Wits do fail; / Keeps us from Cold, and hushes all our Cares, / And in the midst of Dangers stiffles fears. |
| Tune Imprint | To a New Tune of, We are jovial Topers; Or, There was a jovial Begger. |
| First Lines | We are Jovial Topers, / that no man evil think, |
| Refrain | And so Merry we will be, / Will be, will be, will be, / And so Merry we will be. |
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