Popular Music Of The Olden Time Vol 2

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	5. " Blowzabel. A Song;" commences— " Of Anna's charms let others tell, My song shall be of Blowzabel, Of bright Eliza's beauty ; To sing of her's my duty." 6. " As Damon late with Chloe sat." There are many more printed to Carey's tune, but the above suffice to shew how very popular it was; and yet," about 1760, it was discarded. " Sally in our Alley " is now only sung to the much older ballad-tune of The Country Lass. It is difficult to account for this, except from the extended compass of voice which Carey's air required. The two ballads were concurrently popular. " The Virtuous Country Lass " was engraved, as a single song, by Cross, as well as printed in The Merry Musician. Both tunes were introduced in The Devil to pay, &c. The following is the ballad with Carey's music:—