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[Eighteenth-century songs from The new universal magazine : with illustrations engraved by Benjamin Cole].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection M1619.N49 E44 1750z
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- New universal magazine, or Gentleman's and lady's polite instructor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Songs, English--Early works to 1800.
- Songs, English.
- Songs with continuo--Early works to 1800.
- Songs with continuo.
- Flute music--Early works to 1800.
- Flute music.
- Genre:
- Engravings.
- Songs.
- Penn Provenance:
- Kislak Center copy formerly owned by Peter Ramsay (1794-1855), banker of Edinburgh, Scotland, with his armorial bookplate on front pastedown. A manuscript note ("Dec 1801 Tyssens Sale Leigh Sotheby & Son") in pencil on front pastedown indicates that the volume was part of the library of Samuel Tyssen (1756-1800) sold by Leigh, Sotheby and Son in London, England, from 7-19 December 1801. See Leigh, Sotheby and Son, A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of the late Samuel Tyssen (1801), lot 2239.
- Ramsay, Peter, 1794-1855 (bookplate) (Kislak Center copy)
- Tyssen, Samuel, 1756-1800 (former owner) (Kislak Center copy)
- Physical Description:
- 64 items in 1 volume : illustrations, music ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : [Mary Cooper], [175-?]
- Summary:
- Collection of 64 engraved English songs (two on a bifolium, the rest on a single sheet) for voice and continuo (figured bass; eight also with a separate flute part) published during the 1750s in The new universal magazine, each with an engraved vignette at head (most signed by engraver Benjamin Cole), bound together in one volume.
- Contents:
- The dust cart, a favourite cantata, sung in The old woman's oratory at [the] New Theatre in [the] Hay Market (As Tinkering Tom the streets his trade did cry) / [James Oswald] – A loyal song (Rous'd Europe now is up in arms) / the words by Mr. H. Rhodes
- A loyal song (Arise brave Briton's all) / by Mr. Webb [and John Atfield]
- Sung by Miss Stevenson at Vauxhall, 1757 (Since we went out a Maying)
- The nun : sung by Miss Stevenson at Vaux Hall (Sure a lass in her bloom at the age of nineteen)
- Strephon & Molly (Young Strephon he went t'other day to the wake) / [Thomas Augustine Arne]
- The man to my mind (Since wedlock's in vogue and stale virgins despis'd) / [Charles Burney and John Cunningham]
- The maidens hopes in the lottery (I am a young damsel that flatters myself)
- Daffodil, or, The shepherd's complaint : sung by Mrs. Smith (Spring returns; the fawns advance)
- Peggy : a new song (What tho' the bloom of spring be gone) / by C. Shaw
- The lass of the brook (On a brooks grassy brink in the willows cool shade)
- Sung by Mr Lowe at Vaux-Hall Gardens (When first by fond Damon Flavella was seen) / [Charles Frederick Weideman]
- A favourite song : sung at the public gardens (The nymph that I loved was bonny and gay) /
- Natural love (Ask why the miser hoards his pelf)
- The inconstant fair one (How can you lovely Nancy thus cruelly slight) / the words by Mr. Lockman
- A new song (Say does thy jealous fears proceed) / set to music by Mr. John Hughes
- The unnatural parent, or, The virgins last resolve : sung by Mr Beard at Ranelagh (Ye virgins who do listen to whate'er your mothers say)
- Colin and Dolly (The morning cloud was ting'd with gold)
- John and Nell : sung by Mr. Green (As Nell sate underneath her cow)
- Young Dorilas (Young Dorilas an artless swain) / [John Dunn]
- Molly Carr (When I at my window am gazing)
- Cloe (Now you ask me dear Chloe what life I would chuse) / set by R.L.
- The inconstant (As late at ruddy close of day) / set by Mr. Josh. Jackson
- A new song : sung by Mr. Beard (Give us glasses, my wench)
- The happy clubb : a new song (While misers all night are watching their stores)
- The beer-drinking Briton : sung by Mr. Beard, at [the] Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in [the] new pantomime call'd Harlequin Mercury (Ye true honest Britons, who love your own land) / [Thomas Augustine Arne]
- Rouse Brittons (Rouse! Rouse! Lathargic Brittons rouse)
- A new song : address'd to the crew of the Prince Edward private ship of war (Now my boys the ship floats)
- A new song in honour of the King of Prussia : sung by Mr. Kear (Let ev'ry martial soul advance) / [Joseph Bryan]
- The mighty bowl (Fill me a bowl, a mighty bowl, as large as my capacious soul) / [James Corfe and John Oldham]
- Elsy's charms : set for the German flute (Let other bards implore the nine)
- Fair Delia (Sick of the world fair Delia flew)
- The sex : sung by Mr. Beard (As Jockey was walking one midsummer morn) / [John Dunn and Richard Rolt]
- Polly : sung by Miss Falkner at Marybone Gardens : for [the] G[erman]. f[lute] (Spring renewing all things gay) / [Willem de Fesch]
- Damon : a new song sung at the Gardens (As Damon on a summers day)
- A new song sung at Marybon-Gardens (As t'other day o'er the green meadow I pass'd) / [Willem de Fesch and Mr. Boyce]
- Polly of the plain : sung by Mrs. Chambers at Marybon Gardens (Let others sing in loftier lays) / [Willem de Fesch and Mr. Boyce]
- Sung by Mr. Beard at Ranelagh (That Jenny's my friend, my delight and my pride) / Edward Moore
- The shepherds resolution, within compass of the German flute (Young Collin the blithest upon the gay green) / [John Dunn]
- The lass of the mill, sung at the Publick Gardens (Who has e'er been at Baldock must needs know the mill) / Michael Christian Festing
- Sung by Miss Stevenson at Vaux-Hall (The other day to grief betray'd)
- Sung by Mr. Lowe at Vaux-Hall (Dear Cloe come give me sweet kisses)
- Sung by Mr. Beard : within compass of the German flute (To an arbor of woodbine ye both shall be led) / [Charles Burney and Moses Mendez]
- The novice : sung by Miss Thomas at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane (Confin'd to the house till the age of fifteen)
- The distress'd shepherdess (I have been in search of my shepherd all o're)
- A lady's advice to her lover (Tell me no more of pointed darts)
- The desparing lover (In Chloes frowns I read my fate)
- A new song, sung at the gardens ('Tis not the liquid brightness of those eyes) / Michael Christian Festing
- Set by Mr. Howard (Why heaves my fond bosom? What can it mean?) / Samuel Howard
- Love & freedom : sung at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane (Freedom is a real treasure)
- Love for love (Sue venal Belinda to grant you the blessing) / by J.T
- The rose (Go happy flow'r to her hand)
- Kitty : sung by Mr. Lowe (Dearest Kitty, kind and fair)
- Damon and Cloe (Gay Damon long study'd my heart to obtain) / [Jonathan Battishill]
- The incurious (Give me but a wife I expect not to find)
- Sally : sung at the Gardens (Not Semele's attracting love)
- A crambo on Miss Kitty Case (Speak Fame if you can tell a girl in sense or shape or grace) / [S. Mabbat]
- A new song : wrote by a lady on leaving the town for the summer season (Welcome, sun and southern show'rs)
- Stick a pin there : sung at Sadlers Wells (When tutor'd by mother she oftentimes said)
- Plato's advice : a favourite song (Says Plato why should man be vain) /
- The miller's wedding : sung by Mr. Beard (Leave neighbours your work and to sport and to play)
- The highland laddie : sung at the theatre in Drury Lane (The Lawland lads think they are fine) / [Thomas Augustine Arne] – A favourite song : inscrib'd to the choice spirits (As frisky Sue Welfleet was sat in her stall).
- Notes:
- Collection title devised by cataloger.
- Binding: contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered in later black calf; 5 raised bands on spine; hinge of left board reinforced with cloth tape.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy has remains of printed paper label ("Music,") with manuscript note ("2/2") in brown ink at head of front pastedown; ink blot possibly effacing a manuscript inscription on front free endpaper.
- Kislak Center copy: "lower blank outer corner torn from first sheet, first 2 ff. nearly reinforced at gutter, 'Love & Freedom' torn at lower corner with loss of music, 'Plato's Advice' short tear repaired verso with tape (showing through), without loss of music, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned"--Bookseller's description.
- OCLC:
- 1404838225
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