Project Gutenberg 2010-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 452 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_and_Mirth,_or_Pills_to_Purge_Melancholy 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.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ballads, English Songs, English M Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 596711 2025-06-13T14:06:03.772160 text/html 573323 2020-12-01T20:34:23 text/html 7297108 2025-06-13T14:07:00.920360 application/epub+zip 7294488 2025-06-13T14:06:24.621546 application/epub+zip 248630 2025-06-13T14:06:07.019709 application/epub+zip 20453009 2025-06-13T14:07:12.326364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20415522 2025-06-13T14:06:42.630479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475967 2022-09-15T09:41:22.834591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333632 2025-06-13T14:05:58.500232 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333820 2020-12-01T21:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18606 2025-06-13T14:07:12.646314 application/rdf+xml 20411 2025-06-13T14:06:07.293609 image/jpeg 3200 2025-06-13T14:06:07.160630 image/jpeg 122410 2020-12-01T21:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 7405764 2021-10-26T04:46:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 7658963 2025-06-13T14:06:05.172256 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia