Songs compleat, pleasant and divertive : set to musick by Dr. John Blow, Mr Henry Purcell, and other excellent masters of the town ; ending with some orations, made and spoken by me several times upon the publick stage in the theater ; together with some copies of verses, prologues, and epilogues, as well for my own plays as those of other poets, being all humerous and comical

Songs compleat, pleasant and divertive : set to musick by Dr. John Blow, Mr Henry Purcell, and other excellent masters of the town ; ending with some orations, made and spoken by me several times upon the publick stage in the theater ; together with some copies of verses, prologues, and epilogues, as well for my own plays as those of other poets, being all humerous and comical / written by Mr. D'Urfey.

Author/creator	D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723
Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	London : Printed by W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, 1719-20.
Description	6 volumes : music, portrait.
Subject(s)	Songs, English. Ballads, English.

Other author/creator	Playford, Henry, 1657- editor.
Other author/creator	Young, John editor.
Other author/creator	Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Other author/creator	Blow, John, -1708.
Series	Library of English literature ; LEL 22316-18 Library of English literature ; LEL 22316-18. UNAUTHORIZED
General note	Filmed from a facsimile reprint, probably published shortly before 1876. cf. C.L. Day. "Pills to purge melancholy," Review of English studies 8 (1932)
General note	Vols. 2 and 6 with title: Wit and mirth; or, Pills to purge melancholy; being a collection of the best merry ballads and songs, old and new. Fitted to all humours, having each their proper tune for either voice, or instrument, most of the songs being new set.
General note	Publication originally begun in 1698, edited by Henry Playford; continued in 1707 by John Young. "In 1719-1720 ... Jocab Tonson published a final edition of Pills in six volumes. The songs were drastically re-arranged, and more than two hundred new ones, all written by Thomas D'Urfey, were added. These, together with nearly all the songs by D'Urfey which had already been included in the collection, were carefully brought together in volumes I and II."--C.L. Day.
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 3 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 22316-18)
Other title	Wit and mirth microform.
Other title	Pills to purge melancholy microform.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	Microforms B300	ULTRAFICHE LEL 22316-18	✔ Available