| Description | L'Allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato. London. Printed for I. Walsh in Catherine Street in the Strand [174] Score. Printed. The 1741 Walsh edition interleaved with manuscript scores of the remaining material. 211 pages in all, of which 63 are printed.
[pp. i-ix] Overture. Manuscript. [p. X] Blank pp. 1-2 Hence loathed melancholy. Manuscript. pp. 3-4 Hence vain deluding joys. Manuscript. pp. 5-7 Come thou Goddess. Printed. pp. 8-9 Come, rather Goddess. Printed. pp. 10-12 Haste thee, nymph [air] Printed. pp. 13-23 Haste thee, nymph [chorus] Manuscript. pp. 23-25 Come and trip it [air] Manuscript pp. 26-33 Come and trip it [Chorus] Manuscript pp. 34-35 Come pensive nun. Manuscript. p. 36 Come but keep thy wonted state. Printed. pp. 37-40 Join with thee. Manuscript. p. 40 Hence loathed melancholy. Manuscript. pp. 41-44 Mirth admit me. Printed. pp. 45-46 First and chief. Manuscript. pp. 47-52 Sweet bird. Printed. p. 53 If I give the honour due. Manuscript. p. 54 Blank. pp. 55-58 Mirth admit me. Printed. pp. 59-60 Oft on a plat. Printed. p. 61 If I give thee. Manuscript. p. 62 Blank. pp. 63-64 Let me wander. Printed. pp. 65-66 Or let the merry bells. Printed. pp. 66-71 Continuation. Manuscript. pp. 72-78 Thus past the day. Manuscript. pp. 79-82 Hence vain deluding joys. Manuscript. pp. 83-86 But O! sad virgin. Printed. p. 87 Thus night. Manuscript. pp. 88-106 Populous cities. Manuscript. pp. 107-109 There let Hymen. Printed. p.110 Me when ye flaming sun. Manuscript. pp. 111-112 Hide me from day’s garish eye. Manuscript. pp. 113-114 Continuation. Printed. pp. 115-116 I’ll to the well-trod stage. Printed. pp. 117-119 And ever against eating cares. Printed. pp. 120-122 These delights. Printed. pp.122-137 Continuation. Manuscript. p. 138 But let my due. Manuscript. pp. 139-142 There let the pealing organ. Manuscript. pp. 142-162 These pleasures melancholy give. Manuscript. pp. 163-164 Hence boast not. Manuscript. pp. 165-166 Come with native lustre. Printed. pp. 167-181 Continuation. Manuscript. pp. 182-183 Come with gentle hand. Printed. p. 184 No more short life. Manuscript. pp. 185-186 Each action will derive new grace. Manuscript. p. 187 Continuation. Printed. pp. 188-195 As steals the more. Printed p.196 Blank. pp. 197-211 Thy pleasures moderation give. Manuscript. [p. 212] Blank.
Inscribed on title page: 'S. Hellier Exon Coll. Oxon 1756' With SH bookplate. RISM H 461 |