EBBA 35520
Houghton Library - Hazlitt EC65
| The old Man's Wish: / This old Man he doth wish for Wealth in vain, / But he doth not the treasure gain, / For if with Wishes he the same could have, / He would not mind nor think upon the Grave. | |
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| Date Published | 1687-1732 ? |
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| Imprint | London: Printed by and for T. Norris, at the Looking-glass on London-bridge, |
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| Collection | Houghton Library - Hazlitt EC65 |
| Pages | 1.128, 1.129 |
| Location | Houghton Library |
| Shelfmark | EC65.A100.690v2 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The old Man's Wish: / This old Man he doth wish for Wealth in vain, / But he doth not the treasure gain, / For if with Wishes he the same could have, / He would not mind nor think upon the Grave. |
| Tune Imprint | To a pleasant new Play-house Tune. |
| First Lines | IF I live to grow old, / (for I find I go down) |
| Refrain | May I govern my Passion / with an absolute sway / To grow wiser and better, / as my Strength wears away, / Without Gout or Stone, / by a gentle Decay. [with variation] |
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