Project Gutenberg 2010-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 218 D'Urfey, Thomas 1653 1723 John, Gabriel Durfey, Mr. (Thomas) D'Urfrey, Thomas D'Urphy, Thomas Durffey, Thomas Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 6 of 6 Produced by Lesley Halamek, David Newman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 6 of 6" by Thomas D'Urfey is a collection of songs and verses likely compiled in the late 17th to early 18th century. The work presents a rich anthology of popular lyrics and ballads that reflect the social and cultural milieu of its time, making it an entertaining exploration of wit and humor prevalent in the period. The opening of the volume features an extensive alphabetical table of contents detailing the numerous songs included within, showcasing themes of love, warfare, and the trials of life. The first few entries on the list indicate a mix of lyrical content from romantic dialogues to satirical takes on social situations, inviting readers to explore a tapestry of emotions and storytelling typical of D'Urfey’s style. This promises an engaging journey through an array of human experiences, rendered in a format that's both playful and poignant. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ballads, English Songs, English M Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music 595837 583037 2024-09-14T07:12:05.785141 2023-09-14T11:49:04.198911 text/html text/html 573323 2020-12-01T20:34:23 text/html 7304062 2024-09-14T07:13:00.789385 application/epub+zip 7301750 2024-09-14T07:12:25.483620 application/epub+zip 253188 2024-09-14T07:12:08.421088 application/epub+zip 20455788 2024-09-14T07:13:11.871248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20415514 2024-09-14T07:12:43.071428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475967 2022-09-15T09:41:22.834591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333632 333532 2024-09-14T07:12:00.903170 2023-09-14T11:48:59.353872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 333820 2020-12-01T21:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18454 2024-09-14T07:13:12.154283 application/rdf+xml 20411 2024-09-14T07:12:08.670095 image/jpeg 3200 2024-09-14T07:12:08.547080 image/jpeg 122410 2020-12-01T21:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 7405764 2021-10-26T04:46:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 7663859 2024-09-14T07:12:06.735118 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia