Songs, Duos, Trios, Chorusses, &c. in the Comic Opera of the Carnival of Venice, as it is Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [by Richard Tickell] |
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AIR by Mrs. WRIGHTEN. |
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AIR by Mrs. WRIGHTEN.
What a Lover is he that has nothing to give,
But a look, and a vow, and a sigh!
Silly maid, take my word, you should know how to live,
Before you're so ready to die.
But a look, and a vow, and a sigh!
Silly maid, take my word, you should know how to live,
Before you're so ready to die.
How stupid a pair are the Bridegroom and Bride,
Who wed but for cooing and billing;
Oh, how dull will they be, as they sit side by side,
If it happens they're not worth a shilling.
Who wed but for cooing and billing;
Oh, how dull will they be, as they sit side by side,
If it happens they're not worth a shilling.
At first, by good luck, every hour of the day,
'Tis my darling, my soul's dearest pleasure;
But at last, says the wife, I want money to pay,
Come, give it, my heart's richest treasure!
'Tis my darling, my soul's dearest pleasure;
But at last, says the wife, I want money to pay,
Come, give it, my heart's richest treasure!
“But I have it not, sweeting!”—This theme may breed strife—
“Come let us be cooing and billing”—
Go, barbarous Husband—Go, termagant Wife—
So it happens when not worth a shilling.
“Come let us be cooing and billing”—
Go, barbarous Husband—Go, termagant Wife—
So it happens when not worth a shilling.
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