The merry companion; or, universal songster: consisting of a new collection of celebrated songs, with their tunes prefix'd to each song, Disposed under the following Heads, viz. 66 Scots Songs, With a Glossary explaining the difficult Words. 122 English Love-Songs. Expressing their different Passions. 194 Songs for the Bottle And others of Wit and Humour. 134 Miscellaneous Songs. Including those of Hunting and Jollity, the Free-Masons, Songs in Praise of Admiral Vernon, and all the Favourite Ones in the late Operas, Entertainments, and Farces. In all 536 songs.

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1750
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London : printed for W. Johnston, at the Golden-Ball, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1750.

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[24],396p.,plate ; 120.

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The fourth edition, with additions.

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ESTC T178321

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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