Index Entry | Arne, author of lyric [beg] If fortune would smile, and I cannot complain |
Location | New York |
Citation | RNYG.774.017 17 Mar 1774:31 (48) For Mr. Rivington's New-York Gazetteer, A MORAL SONG, (Set to Music by Dr. Arne, but never before printed.) I. If Fortune would smile, and I cannot complain That I oft have experienc'd her frown, My first wish should be that I still might retain What the world calls at present my own: That cheerful thro' life I might laugh away care, Attended by hope, and unknown to despair. . . . [13 more verses by K.C., New York, March 14, 1774] |
Generic Title | Rivington's New York Gazette |
Date | 1774.03.17 |
Publisher | Rivington, James |
City, State | New York, NY |
Year | 1774 |
Bibliography | B0042697 |