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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Playford, Henry, b. 1657.

Contributor:

D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.

Standardized Title:

Wit and mirth: or, pills to purge melancholy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Songs, English.

Ballads, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (5v.,plate ) ill.,music,port. ;

Other Title:

Songs compleat, pleasant and divertive

Place of Publication:

London : printed by W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, at Shakespear's Head, against Catherine Street in the Strand, 1719.

Notes:

Dedication signed: T. D'Urfey.

The first issue of the 1719 and 1720 collection of 'Wit and mirth: or, pills to purge melancholy'; subsequently reissued under the original title.

The first two volumes mostly contain songs by the editor Thomas D'Urfey, with the remainder being those originally collected and published by Henry Playford.

Drop-head title on p. 1 and the running title to each volume: 'Songs compleat, pleasant and divertive, &c.' and 'Songs compleat, pleasant and divertive' respectively.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T134708.

OCLC:

642391980