%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The young Gallants Tutor, / Or, An Invitation to Mirth. / Here is an Antedote against all sadness, / And a sweet Motive unto joy and gladness, / For mirth doth to our lives such pleasure bring, / It makes us live as happy as a King, / From our fore fathers we this Maxime borrow, / An ounce of Mirth is worth a pound of Sorrow, University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1674-1679 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/14/2008 21906

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4.246 R234160 1 The Delights of the Bottle The Delights of the Bottle The Delights of the Bottle AWay with the causes of riches and cares, / That poyson our spirits & shorten our years Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd / while he that is merry reigns Prince of the world. Pepys 4.246 Wing Y101B Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 4: 246 The young Gallants Tutor, / Or, An Invitation to Mirth. / Here is an Antedote against all sadness, / And a sweet Motive unto joy and gladness, / For mirth doth to our lives such pleasure bring, / It makes us live as happy as a King, / From our fore fathers we this Maxime borrow, / An ounce of Mirth is worth a pound of Sorrow, The young Gallants Tutor, Or, An Invitation to Mirth. Here is an Antedote against all sadness, And a sweet Motive unto joy and gladness, For mirth doth to our lives such pleasure bring, It makes us live as happy as a King, From our fore fathers we this Maxime borrow, An ounce of Mirth is worth a pound of Sorrow, The Young Gallant's Tutor, or, an Invitation to Mirth. Here is an Antidote Against All Sadness, and a Sweet Motive unto Joy and Gladness, for Mirth Doth to Our Lives Such Pleasure Bring, It Makes Us Live as Happy as a King, From Our Forefathers We This Maxim Borrow, an Ounce of Mirth is Worth a Pound of Sorrow. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 197 x 327 cropped top, left and right edges cast fleurons 1674-1679 Printed for F. Cole, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke. F. Cole, T. Vere, J. Wright, J. Clarke Blagden

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/14/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Various Subjects advice alcohol mythology/Classicalworld royalty 08/14/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created, ESTC # recorded / found in bl.uk 07/05/07 Checker Rachel Mann Ballad Checked 08/29/06 Transcriber Simone Chess Original Transcription 9/1/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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AWay with the causes of riches and cares, That poyson our spirits & shorten our years He that doth sit musing o'r ill gotten wealth It pleaseth his fancy but ruines his health, Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd while he that is merry reigns Prince of the world. Mirth cherishe[s] life in the old and the young, And makes every minute both happy and long, For he that's inclined to be sober and sad,
A thousand to one but in time he'l grow mad, Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd While he that is merry is Prince of the world He that's but indued with one scruple of wit, Can tell you that mirth like a Monarch doth sit, Inthron'd in a pallace of pleasure and ease, To welcome young Gallants and Ladies to please Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd, While he that is merry reigns Prince of the world
The life of Canary doth cherish our Souls, Whilst that we carouse it in plentiful bouls It fills us with courage both active and free, And fits us for service in every degree, Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd, While he that is merry reigns Prince of the world We keep Ladys company just when we please, And Rovel like princes in pleasure and ease We pass the time merrily day after day, And month after month till the years slides away Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd While he that is merry reigns prince of the world The mighty god Cupid and Baccus agree, To crown with delight all the noble and free, When Venus grows froward because shee's so fair We then to the tents of great Baccus repair, Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd while he that is merry reigns Prince of the world. With Love and good Liquor our hearts we do cheer Canary and Claret Cock Ale and March beer, It 'twere not for these we should have a dull sense Of what shall betide us a hundred year hence, Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd. While he that is merry reigns prince of the world The joyes of good fellowship keeps us alive, The more we do fuddle the better we thrive, To Frollick all day makes us sleep well at night, Our stomachs are full though our heads may be light Then perish all fopps by sobriety dull'd While he that is merry reigns prince of the world
Flint Glasses and Bottles are pleasant to view To see the wine sparkle and of a brisk hue, Will tempt a dull miser as much as his gold But that he's affraid to be poor when he's old, Then perish all Fopps by sobriety dull'd, While he that is merry reigns prince of the world What strange opposition in nature we find, That some all their life time to mirth are inclin'd Whilest others sit mopeing and neds must confess They have no injoyment of what they possess, Then perish all Fopps by sobriety dull'd, While he that is merry reigns prince of the world The pleasant debauches of love are most sweet, When passion and Guineyes with bueaty we meet But yet the good sack is of noble renown, And pleases as well as the Miss of the Town. Then perish all Fopps by sobriety dull'd, while he that is merry reigns Prince of the world Since Tipling and kissing doth now rule the roost Of freedom and pleasure we bravely can boast, Whilest he that is sullen and knows no delight, Opprest is with sorrow by day and by night, Then perish all Fopps by sobriety dull'd, While he that is merry reigns Prince of the world Then for to conclude since that mirth doth prevail To mighty Sack bottle weel drink without fail, Lets hug our delight that the health may go round In which all our sorrows and cares we will drownd Then perish all Fopps by sobriety dull'd While he that is merry reigns Prince of the world.
Printed for F. Cole, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke.