Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6 by Thomas D'Urfey

"Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6" by Thomas D'Urfey is a collection of songs published between 1698 and 1720. This massive anthology grew from a single volume into six volumes containing over 1,000 songs and poems. The collection features music by renowned composers including Dr. John Blow and Henry Purcell. These songs, many ribald in nature, have inspired numerous folk recordings and adaptations throughout the twentieth century, keeping D'Urfey's spirited verses alive for modern audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Editor D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723
Title Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_and_Mirth,_or_Pills_to_Purge_Melancholy
Credits Produced by David Newman, Linda Cantoni, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. Music
transcribed by Linda Cantoni.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class M: Music
Subject Ballads, English
Subject Songs, English
Category Text
eBook-No. 26679
Release Date
Last Update Jan 4, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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