Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy (D'Urfey, Thomas)
| Title | Songs compleat, pleasant and divertive, set to musick |
| Alternative title | Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy |
| Creators | Thomas D'Urfey, composer Thomas D'Urfey, librettist |
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| Instrumentation | voice |
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| First published | 1698 |
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| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | 1719 Edition (as Songs Compleat, Pleasant and Divertive) | — | London: W. Pearson | — | Volume 1 Volume 2 |
| View | 1719-1720 Edition | — | London: W. Pearson | — | Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 |
| View | 1876 Edition (Re-typeset of 1719-1720 edition) | — | London: Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson | 1719 | Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 |
| View | 1876 Edition (Re-typeset of 1719-1720 edition) | — | London: Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson | 1719 | Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 |
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