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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...The play of The Country Wake was written by Dogget, the actor, who bequeathed the annual coat and badge to the Thames watermen. It was printed in 1696. The tune is in the second volume of The Dancing Master, and was introduced into The Beggars' Opera, The Generous Freemason, The Patron, and An Old Man taught Wisdom. D'U1'fey's song is printed in Pills, i. 250, 1719; and in Watts's lllusical Afiscellang/, v. 108, 1731. In the latter, entitled "Mari-iage;" in the former, "The Mouse-trap." In The Dancing Master, " Old Hob, or The Mouse-trap." L-I life, There's no one fol-ly is so true As that ve-ry bad bargain, a wife. We're just like a mouse in a trap,.. Or rat that is caught in a gin; We V start and fret, and try to es-cape, And rue the sad hour we came in.-l " I gani'd and drank, and play'd the fool, My darling freedom crown'd my joys, And a thousand mad frolicks more; And I never was vex'd in my way; I rov'd and rang'd, despis'd all nile, _ If now I cross her will, her voice But I never was married before. Makes my lodging too hot for my stay. This was the worst plague could ensue, Like a Fox that is hamper'd, in vain I'm mew'd in a smoky house; I fret out my heart and soul, I used to tope a bottle or two, Walk to and fro the length of my chain, But now 'tis small beer with my spouse! Then am forc'd to creep into my hole. MAD MOI»-L. There are two versions of this tune in The Dancing Master. The first appeared, under the name of Mad Moll, in Part II. of the edition of 1698; the second, under that of The Virgin Queen, in the edition of 1703. Both were retained in all editions issued after these dates. Dean Swift's song, " Oh l my Kitten, my Kitten l " ...
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