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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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)
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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