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CC-H.778.004
27 Jan 1778:11 (679)
A FARMER JUST RETURN'D FROM MEETING ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
Prologue.
To night the muse attempts to show
The miser and the awkward beau
Where Dan and Joth. together join,
On sumptuous dish with father dine.
. . . [16 lines]
Farmer. Jack, take care of the horses, give 'em some of
that best rowen.
Jack. Yesse, Sir.
Jonathan. Well how does father do? --- and all your folks?
---'tis quite cold.
. . . [163 lines]
Jotham. Well father I believe I'd must go.
Farmer. Jack, fetch up the music.
Jack. Yesse masser.
Farmer. Come boys sit down; let's have one good song before
you go and part in peace, as we [ ] to do, on thanksgiving
day.
Jotham. Well, that's some father; do begin, and Dan and I
will sing chorus--what say, Dan?
Dan. With all my heart.
Farmer. Come on then.
Joth.Father, be short, I want to go.
Farmer. Ay, ay, mind the chorus. He he here.
A cabe of dove's dung on a time it was sold ,
For nothing more short than silver and gold.
Silver and gold silver and gold
Chorus.
For nothing short of silver and gold.
. . . [3 verses]
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