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SCAGG.770.035a
15-22 Jun 1770:31 (13/610)
London, April 19. "Lord North is determined to continue
premier as long as possible, for which purpose he is
endeavouring to effectuate a coalition of parties. His
first essay will be a general invitation to a concert, at
which the leaders on both sides will be present, who have
promised to exert their respective talents in musick for the
entertainment of the company. The following ballads &c. are
already promised--
Who Would Know the Sweets of Liberty, by Mr. Wilkes;
The Modes of the Courts So Common Are Grown, by the Duke of
Grafton;
Britons Strike Home, by Junius;
The King Shall Enjoy His Own Again, on the bagpipes, by Old
Shyroots, alias Anti-Sejanus, to which Lord Sandwich is to
beat time.
The Terrible Law When It Fastens Its Paw, by Mr. Onslow;
Jove in His Chair, of the Sky Lord-Mayor, by Mr. Beckford;
The Gamesters and Lawyers are Jugglers Alike, a duet by the
Duke of Bedford and Sir Fletcher Norton;
a solo upon the German flute, by Lord Chatham;
and Heart of Oak, by the Marquis of Granby.
To which will be added several new overtures composed by
Lord Weymouth, Lord Temple, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Kirby, Mr.
Sawbridge, Mungo, &c. &c."
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