EBBA 31754
University of Glasgow Library - Euing
| The Delights of the Bottle: / OR, / The Town-Gallants Declaration for Women and Wine / Being a Perfect Description of a Town-bred-Gentleman, with all his Intregues, Pleasure, Company, Humor, & Conversation. / Gallants from faults he cannot be exempt, / Who doth a task so difficult attempt; / I know I shall not hit your feature right, / Tis hard to imitate in Black and White; / Some Lines were drawn by a more Skilfull hand, / And which those were, you'l quickly understand: / Excuse me therefore if I do you wrong, / I did but make a Ballade of a Song. | |
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| Date Published | 1672-1674 ? |
| Author | Thomas Shadwell |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for Philip Brooksby, and R. Burton, |
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| Collection | University of Glasgow Library - Euing |
| Location | University of Glasgow Library |
| Shelfmark | Euing Ballads 71 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The Delights of the Bottle: / OR, / The Town-Gallants Declaration for Women and Wine / Being a Perfect Description of a Town-bred-Gentleman, with all his Intregues, Pleasure, Company, Humor, & Conversation. / Gallants from faults he cannot be exempt, / Who doth a task so difficult attempt; / I know I shall not hit your feature right, / Tis hard to imitate in Black and White; / Some Lines were drawn by a more Skilfull hand, / And which those were, you'l quickly understand: / Excuse me therefore if I do you wrong, / I did but make a Ballade of a Song. |
| Tune Imprint | To a most Admirable New Tune, every where much in Request. |
| First Lines | THe Delights of the Bottle, & Charms of good Wine / To the Pow'r and the pleasures of Love must resign: |
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| Notes | ESTC notes that the first two stanzas were written by Thomas Shadwell for the opera Psyche in 1675. |