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Title page COPYRIGHT The Life and Poetry of John Gay Brief Introduction: John Gay Complete Poetical Works of John Gay

Wine. A Poem Wine. Rural Sports: A Georgic Rural Sports. Canto I Rural Sports. Canto II The Fan PREFACE THE PROEME. THE FAN. BOOK I. THE FAN. BOOK II. THE FAN. BOOK III. The Shepherd’s Week Prologue Monday; Or The Squabble Tuesday; Or, The Ditty Wednesday; Or, The Dumps Thursday; Or, The Spell Friday; Or, The Dirge Saturday; Or, The Flights Trivia; Or The Art Of Walking The Streets Of London Advertisement Book I Book II Book III Epistles and Epistolary Verse ON A MISCELLANY OF POEMS TO BERNARD LINTOTT EPIGRAMMATICAL PETITION. A LETTER TO A LADY AN EPISTLE TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF BURLINGTON EPISTLE TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM PULTENEY, ESQ. EPISTLE TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PAUL METHUEN, ESQ. TO MY INGENIOUS AND WORTHY FRIEND W - L - , ESQ. MR. POPE’S WELCOME FROM GREECE A PANEGYRICAL EPISTLE TO MR. THOMAS SNOW, GOLDSMITH, NEAR TEMPLE BAR AN EPISTLE TO HER GRACE, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH TO A YOUNG LADY WITH SOME LAMPREYS TO A LADY ON HER PASSION FOR OLD CHINA Eclogues BIRTH OF THE SQUIRE THE TOILETTE THE TEA-TABLE THE FUNERAL THE ESPOUSAL Translations THE STORY OF ARACHNE OVID’S ‘METAMORPHOSES’. THE NINTH BOOK THE STORY OF ACHELOÜS AND HERCULES THE DEATH OF NESSUS THE CENTAUR THE DEATH OF HERCULES THE TRANSFORMATION OF LYCHAS INTO A ROCK THE APOTHEOSIS OF HERCULES. THE TRANSFORMATION OF GALANTHIS THE STORY OF IOLÀÜS RESTORED TO YOUTH THE PROPHECY OF THEMIS THE DEBATE OF THE GODS Prologues and Epilogues PROLOGUES AND EPILOGUES THE MOHOCKS (1712) THE PROLOGUE THE EPILOGUE THE WIFE OF BATH (1713) PROLOGUE EPILOGUE THE WHAT D’YE CALL IT (1715) THE PROLOGUE EPILOGUE THREE HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE (1717) PROLOGUE EPILOGUE PROLOGUE THE CAPTIVES (1724) PROLOGUE EPILOGUE ACHILLES: AN OPERA (1733) PROLOGUE The Fables. INTRODUCTION. THE FABLES. PART I. FABLE I. FABLE II. FABLE III. FABLE IV. FABLE V. FABLE VI. FABLE VII. FABLE VIII. FABLE IX. FABLE X. FABLE XI. FABLE XII. FABLE XIII. FABLE XIV. FABLE XV. FABLE XVI. FABLE XVII. FABLE XVIII. FABLE XIX. FABLE XX. FABLE XXI. FABLE XXII. FABLE XXIII. FABLE XXIV. FABLE XXV. FABLE XXVI. FABLE XXVII. FABLE XXVIII. FABLE XXIX. FABLE XXX. FABLE XXXI. FABLE XXXII. FABLE XXXIII. FABLE XXXIV. FABLE XXXV. FABLE XXXVI. FABLE XXXVII. FABLE XXXVIII. FABLE XXXIX. FABLE XL. FABLE XLI. FABLE XLII. FABLE XLIII. FABLE XLIV. FABLE XLV. FABLE XLVI. FABLE XLVII. FABLE XLVIII. FABLE XLIX. FABLE L. THE FABLES. PART II. FABLE I. FABLE II. FABLE III. FABLE IV. FABLE V. FABLE VI. FABLE VII. FABLE VIII. FABLE IX. FABLE X. FABLE XI. FABLE XII. FABLE XIII. FABLE XIV. FABLE XV. FABLE XVI. Poems from ‘Gay’s Chair’ THE LADIES’ PETITION TO MISS JANE SCOTT PREDICTION COMPARISONS ABSENCE CONGRATULATION A DEVONSHIRE HILL LETTER TO A YOUNG LADY TO MY CHAIR MISCELLANEOUS PIECES IN VERSE PANTHEA ARAMINTA A CONTEMPLATION ON NIGHT A THOUGHT ON ETERNITY AN ELEGY ON A LAP-DOG A RECEIPT FOR STEWING VEAL AY AND NO. THE QUIDNUNCKI’S VERSES TO BE PLACED UNDER THE PICTURE OF ENGLAND’S ARCH-POET EPITAPH OF BYE-WORDS MY OWN EPITAPH SONGS AND BALLADS SWEET WILLIAM’S FAREWELL TO BLACK-EYED SUSAN THE LADY’S LAMENTATION DAMON AND CUPID DAPHNIS AND CHLOE THE COQUET MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER NEWGATE’S GARLAND MOLLY MOG, OR, THE FAIR MAID OF THE INN A NEW SONG OF NEW SIMILES A BALLAD ON ALE Songs from the Plays Songs from ‘The Mohocks’ (1712) I. A SONG (SCENE I.) II. CHORUS IN SCENE II. Songs from ‘The Wife of Bath’ (1713) I. SONG [Alison (‘The Wife of Bath) I. 1.] II. A TOAST [Alison. Act II.1 III. STANZAS, UPON A FAIR LADY MAKING ME HAPPY IV. VERSES [Read by Chaucer. Act V. Sc 1.] V. SONG [Alison. Act V.] Songs from ‘The What D’ye Call It’ (1715) I. A SONG (Sung dismally by a Ghost) II. A BALLAD (Sung by Susan) Song from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ (1728) AIR I. PEACHUM AIR II. FILCH AIR III. MRS. PRACHUM AIR IV. MRS. PEACHUM AIR V. MRS. PEACHUM AIR VI. POLLY AIR VII. MRS. PEACHUM AIR VIII. POLLY AIR IX. MRS. PEACHUM AND POLLY AIR X. POLLY AIR XI. PEACHUM AIR XII. POLLY AIR XIII. POLLY AIR XIV. MACHEATH AND POLLY AIR XV. MACHEATH AIR XVI. MACHEATH AND POLLY AIR XVII. POLLY AIR XVIII. MACHEATH AND POLLY ACT II AIR I. MATT AIR II. MARCH IN RINALDO WITH DRUMS AND TRUMPETS AIR III. MACHEATH AIR IV. MACHEATH AND LADIES AIR V. JENNY AIR VI. JENNY AIR VII. MACHEATH AIR VIII. MACHEATH AIR IX. LUCY AIR X. LUCY AIR XI. MACHEATH AIR XII. LOCKIT AIR XIII. LUCY AIR XIV. LOCKIT AIR XV. MACHEATH AIR XVI. POLLY AIR XVII. MACHEATH AIR XVIII. POLLY AND LUCY AIR XIX. POLLY AIR XX. LUCY AND POLLY AIR XXI. POLLY AIR XXII. LUCY ACT III AIR I. LUCY AIR II. LUCY AIR III. LOCKIT AIR IV. MACHEATH AIR V. LOCKIT AIR VI. TRAPES AIR VII. LUCY AIR VIII. LUCY AIR IX. POLLY AND LUCY AIR X. POLLY AIR XI. LUCY AIR XII. POLLY AND LUCY AIR XIII. MACHEATH, AIR XIV. POLLY AIR XV. LUCY AIR XVI. LOCKIT AIR XVII. MACHEATH AIRS XVIII. TO XXVII. (MEDLEY). MACHEATH AIR XXVIII. LUCY, POLLY AND MACHEATH AIR XXIX. MACHEATH Songs from ‘Polly’ (1729) AIR I. TRAPES AIR II. DUCAT AND TRAPES AIR III. DUCAT AIR IV. FLIMZY AIR V. TRAPES AIR VI. POLLY AIR VII. POLLY AIR VIII. TRAPES AIR IX. MRS. DUCAT AIR X. DUCAT AIR XI. DUCAT AND MRS. DUCAT AIR XII. DAMARIS AIR XIII. POLLY AIR XIV. POLLY AND DUCAT AIR XV. DUCAT AIR XVI. POLLY AIR XVII. DUCAT, MRS. DUCAT AND SERVANT AIR XVIII. DAMARIS AIR XIX. MRS. DUCAT AIR XX. DAMARIS AIR XXI. POLLY ACT II AIR XXII. POLLY AIR XXIII. POLLY AIR XXIV. CUTLACE AIR XXV. LAGUKRRE AIR XXVI. HACKER AIR XXVII. POLLY AIR XXVIII. CULVERIN AIR XXIX. MORANO AIR XXX. MORANO AND JENNY AIR XXXI. JENNY AIR XXXII. VANDBRBLUFF AIR XXXIII. MORANO AIR XXXIV. POLLY AIR XXXV. JENNY AIR XXXVI. JENNY AND POLLY AIR XXXVII. JENNY AIR XXXVIII. MORANO AIR XXXIX. JENNY AIR XL. CAWWAWKEE AIR XLI. CAWWAWKEE AIR XLII. JENNY RECITATIVE. MORANO AIR XLIII. MORANO AIR XLIV. JENNY AIR XLV. VANDERBLUFF AIR XLVI. MORANO, VANDERBLUFF AND JENNY AIR XLVII. CAWWAWKEE AIR XLVIII. POLLY AIR XLIX. DUCAT AIR L. CAWWAWKEE AIR LI. FIRST AND SECOND PIRATE AIR LII. MORANO AND THE FIRST PIRATE AIR LIII. MORANO, VANDERBLUFF AND FIRST PIRATE AIR LIV. CAWWAWKEE AIR LV. MORANO AIR LVI. DUCAT AIR LVII. CAWWAWKEE AIR LVIII. POLLY and CAWWAWKEE AIR LIX. MORANO AIR LX. MORANO AIR LXI. MORANO AIR LXII. CAWWAWKEE AND POLLY AIR LXIII. POLLY AIR LXIV. POLLY AIR LXV. CAWWAWKEE AIR LXVI. JENNY AIR LXVII. POLLY AIR LXVIII. POLLY AIR LXIX. CAWWAWKEE and POLLY AIR LXX. POLLY AIR LXXI. A DANCE Songs from ‘Achilles’ (1733) AIR I. ACHILLES AIR II. THETIS AIR III. ACHILLES AIR IV. ACHILLES AIR V. THETIS AIR VI. THETIS AND LYCOMEDES AIR VII. DIPHILUS AIR VIII. LYCOMEDES AIR IX. DIPHILUS AIR X. LYCOMEDES AIR XI. THEASPE AIR XII. LYCOMEDBS AND THEASPE AIR XIII. THEASPE (Wiping) AIR XIV. THEASPE (Angry) AIR XV. LYCOMEDES AIR XVI. LYCOMEDES AIR XVII. ARTEMONA AIR XVIII. THRASPE AIR XIX. ARTEMONA ACT II AIR XX. DIPHILUS (offering Achilles the ring a second time) AIR XXI. ACHILLES AIR XXII. LYCOMEDRS AIR XXIII. LYCOMEDES AIR XXIV. ACHILLES AIR XXV. LYCOMEDES AIR XXVI. LYCOMEDES and ACHILLES AIR XXVII. ACHILLES (Holding Lycomedes down) AIR XXVIII. LYCOMEDES AIR XXIX. THEASPE and LYCOMEDES AIR XXX. LYCOMEDES AIR XXXI. THEASPE AIR XXXII. ACHILLES AIR XXXIII. DEIDAMIA AIR XXXIV. ACHILLES and DEIDAMIA AIR XXXV. DEIDAMIA AIR XXXVI. ACHILLES AIR XXXVII. ACHILLES AND DEIDAMIA ACT III AIR XXXVIII. THEASPE AIR XXXIX. THEASPE AIR XL. AJAX AIR XLI. PERIPHAS AIR XLII. PERIPHAS AND AJAX AIR XLIII. PERIPHAS AIR XLIV. PHILOE AIR XLV. ARTEMONA AIR XLVI. DIOMEDES AIR XLVII. ULYSSES, DIOMEDES, ACHILLES AND AGYRTES AIR XLVIII. ACHILLES AIR XLIX. ACHILLES AIR L. ACHILLES, ULYSSES AND DEIDAMIA AIR LI. PERIPHAS, AJAX, ULYSSES AND DIOMEDES AIR LII. DEIDAMIA AIR LIII. A DANCE AIR LIV. ULYSSES

List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Dramatic Works The Mohocks

TO Mr. D* * THE PROLOGUE. DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. SCENE I. A Tavern. SCENE II. The Street before the Watch-house. SCENE III. A Tavern. THE EPILOGUE.

Three Hours after Marriage

ADVERTISEMENT. PROLOGUE DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. ACT I. ACT II. ACT III. ACT IV. ACT V. EPILOGUE.

The Beggar’s Opera

CLAUD LOVAT FRASER THE BEGGAR’S OPERA NOTE ON THE SCENE AND COSTUMES AT THE LYRIC THEATRE, HAMMERSMITH DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. INTRODUCTION OVERTURE ACT I. SCENE I. Scene, Peachum’s House. AIR I. An old Woman clothed in Gray, &c. AIR II. The bonny gray-ey’d Morn, &c. AIR III. Cold and raw, &c. AIR IV. Why is your faithful Slave disdain’d? &c. AIR V. Of all the simple Things we do, &c. AIR VI. What shall I do to shew how much I love her, &c. AIR VII. Oh London is a fine Town. AIR VIII. Grim King of the Ghosts, &c. AIR IX. O Jenny, O Jenny, where hast thou been. AIR X. Thomas, I cannot, &c. AIR XI. A Soldier and a Sailor. AIR XII. Now ponder well, ye Parents dear. AIR XIII. Le printems rapelle aux armes. Macheath. AIR XIV. Pretty Parrot, say - AIR XV. Pray, Fair one, be kind - AIR XVI. Over the Hills and far away. AIR XVII. Gin thou wert mine awn thing - AIR XVIII. O the Broom, &c. ACT II. SCENE I. A Tavern near Newgate. AIR XIX. Fill every Glass, &c. AIR XX. March in Rinaldo, with Drums and Trumpets. AIR XXI. Would you have a young Virgin, &c. AIR XXII. Cotillon. AIR XXIII. All in a misty Morning, &c. AIR XXIV. When first I laid Siege to my Chloris, &c. SCENE II. Newgate. Macheath. AIR XXV. Courtiers, Courtiers, think it no Harm, &c. AIR XXVI. A lovely Lass to a Friar came, &c. AIR XXVII. ’Twas when the Sea was roaring, &c. AIR XXVIII. The Sun had loos’d his weary Teams, &c. AIR XXIX. How happy are we, &c. AIR XXX. Of a noble Race was Shenkin. AIR XXXI. AIR XXXII. London Ladies. AIR XXXIII. All in the Downs, &c. AIR XXXIV. Have you heard of a frolicksome Ditty, &c. AIR XXXV. Irish Trot. AIR XXXVI. AIR XXXVII. Good-morrow, Gossip Joan. AIR XXXVIII. Irish Howl. SCENE III. The Same. AIR XXXIX. The Lass of Patie’s Mill, &c. ACT III. SCENE I. Scene, Newgate. AIR XL. If Love’s a sweet Passion, &c. AIR XLI. South-Sea Ballad. AIR XLII. Packington’s Pound. SCENE II. A Gaming-House. AIR XLIII. Lillibullero. SCENE III. Peachum’s Lock. AIR XLIV. Down in the North Country, &c. AIR XLV. A Shepherd kept Sheep, &c. SCENE IV. Newgate. AIR XLVI. One Evening, having lost my Way, &c. AIR XLVII. Now Roger, I’ll tell thee because thou ‘rt my Son. AIR XLVIII. O Bessy Bell. AIR XLIX. Would Fate to me Belinda give. AIR L. Come, sweet Lass. AIR LI. The last time I went o’er the Moor. AIR LII. Tom Tinker’s my true Love. AIR LIII. I am a poor Shepherd undone. AIR LIV. Ianthe the lovely, &c. AIR LV. A Cobler there was, &c. AIR LVI. Bonny Dundee. SCENE V. The Condemn’d Hold. AIR LVII. Happy Groves. AIR LVIII. Of all the Girls that are so smart. AIR LIX. Britons strike home. AIR LX. Chevy Chase. AIR LXI. To old Sir Simon the King. AIR LXII. Joy to Great Cæsar. AIR LXIII. There was an old Woman. AIR LXIV. Did you ever hear of a gallant Sailor. AIR LXV. Why are mine Eyes still flowing. AIR LXVI. Green Sleeves. AIR LXVII. All you that must take a Leap, &c. A DANCE. AIR LXVIII. Lumps of Pudding, &c.

Polly

PREFACE INTRODUCTION DRAMATIS PERSONAE ACT I SCENE I SCENE II SCENE III SCENE IV SCENE V SCENE VI SCENE VII SCENE VIII SCENE IX SCENE X SCENE XI SCENE XII SCENE XIII SCENE XIV ACT II SCENE I SCENE II SCENE III SCENE IV SCENE V SCENE VI SCENE VII SCENE VIII SCENE IX SCENE X SCENE XI SCENE V SCENE XII ACT III SCENE I SCENE II SCENE III SCENE IV SCENE V SCENE VI SCENE VII SCENE VIII SCENE IX SCENE X SCENE XI SCENE XII SCENE XIII SCENE XIV SCENE XV

Acis and Galatea

CONTENTS Dramatis Personæ Acis and Galatea

Achilles

PROLOGUE. DRAMATIS PERSONAE. ACT I. SCENE I. SCENE II. SCENE III. SCENE IV. SCENE V. SCENE VI. SCENE VII. SCENE VIII. ACT II. SCENE I. SCENE II. SCENE III. SCENE IV. SCENE V. SCENE VI. SCENE VII. SCENE VIII. SCENE IX. SCENE X. ACT III. SCENE I. SCENE II. SCENE III. SCENE IV. SCENE V. SCENE VI. SCENE VII. SCENE VIII. SCENE IX. SCENE X. SCENE XI.

The Letters List of Letters

The Pamphlet The Present State of Wit

INTRODUCTION THE PRESENT STATE OF WIT, &C.

The Biographies Gay by Samuel Johnson John Gay by Henry Austin Dobson The Delphi Classics Catalogue

Series Contents Alphabetical List of Titles

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