| Allan Ramsay - 1733 - 398 pages
...Ne'era penny into his purfe: Let him be merry, Sac. He that will not merry merry be, With a comp'ny of jolly boys, May he be plagu'd with a fcolding wife, To confound him with her nolle: Let him be merry. &c. He that will not merry merry be, With his miftrefs in his bed, JLer him... | |
| 1735 - 390 pages
...in bis purfe : let him it *t!rrjr, &c. .... III. Be that will not merry, merïy Î*, With a comp'ny of jolly boys, May he be plagu'd with a fcolding wife, To confound him with her noife : X«- bit» te. merry, &c. :j. . IV. He thatwill not merry, merry be, With his miflrefs in his bed... | |
| Allan Ramsay - Ballads, English - 1750 - 492 pages
...his glafs in courfe, May he b' oblig'd to drink fmall beer, Ne'er a penny into his purfe : Let him be merry, &c. He that will not merry merry be, With a comp'ny of jolly boys, May he be plagu'd with a fcolding wife, To confound him with her noife ; Let... | |
| Allan Ramsay - 1762 - 506 pages
...take his glafs in courfe, May he b' obhg'd to drink fmall beer, Ne'er a penny into his purfe : Let him be merry, &c. He that will not merry merry be, With a comp'ny of jolly boys, May he be plagu'd with a fcolding wife3 To confound him with her noife : Let... | |
| Ballads, English - 1782 - 348 pages
...his glafs in courfe, May he b'obliged to drink final l beer, Ne'er a penny into his purfe; Let him be merry, &c. He that will not merry merry be, With a comp'ny of jolly boys, r68 ST CECILIA ; Or, S May he be plagu'd with a fcolding wife, To confound him... | |
| Ballads, English - 1834 - 480 pages
...take his glass in course, May he be obliged to drink small beer. Ne'er a penny in his purse : Let him be merry, &c. He that will not merry merry be, With a company of jolly boys, May he be plagued with a scoldirg wife, 1 о confound him with her noise : Let him be merry, &c. He that will... | |
| British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pages
...course, May he be obliged to drink small beer, Ne'er a penny in his purse : Let him be merry, «c. He that will not merry merry be With a company of jolly boys, May he be plagued with a scolding wife. To confound him with her noise. Let him be merry, 8ec. He that will not... | |
| Robert Macoy - Freemasons - 1855 - 442 pages
...take his glass in course, May ho bo obliged to drink small beer, Ne'er a penny in his purse. ' Let him be merry, &c. ' He that will not merry merry be, With a company of jolly boys, May he be plagued with a scolding wife To confound him with her noise. 'Lot him be merry, &c.' " During the presidency... | |
| George Oliver - Freemasonry - 1855 - 530 pages
...drink small beer, Ne'er a penny in his purse. ' Let him be merry, &c. 10 Vid. Hist. Landm. p. 111. ' He that will not merry merry be, With a company of jolly boys. May he be plagued with a scolding wife To confound him with her noise. ' Let him be merry, &c.' " During the... | |
| Robert Bell, James Henry Dixon - Ballads, English - 1857 - 264 pages
...take his glass in course, May he be obliged to drink small beer, Ne'er a penny in his purse. Let him, &c. He that will not merry, merry be, With a company of jolly boys; May he be plagued with a scolding wife, To confound him with her noise. Let him, &c. [He that will not merry,... | |
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