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 s. xii. DEC. 12, loos.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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' Heads or Tails ? '
 * 11. The Nautical Anatomist. See No. 21 in


 * 12. The Parrot.

13. The Puff Direct. A New Song Written and Composed by Mr. Dibdin, and sung by him in his Entertainment called The New Year's Gift. London Printed for the Author & Sold at Bland & Weller's, Music Warehouse 23, Oxford Street. Initialled, front page blank. Water-mark date 1804.


 * 14. The Sheep and the Wolves.


 * 15. The Young Man's Guide.

16. Mrs. Runnington's Wig.

17. The Sailor's Will.
 * 18. The Masqueraders.
 * 19. A Happy New Year.

The above formed the original programme of songs, in the order as advertised for the opening night. There was also published

Songs in New Year's Gifts, A New Entertainment of Sans Souci, Written, Composed, Spoken, Sung, and accompanied By Mr. Dibdin. Price 1*. Qd. Printed for the Author And sold at his Music Ware- house, Leicester Place, Leicester Square, where may be had his Professional Life, the Harmonic Pre- ceptor and every other article in his catalogue. 8vo, pp. ii, 64.

1805. Heads or Tails ? (sometimes printed Heads and Tails ) a Table Entertainment, written and com- posed by Charles Dibdin. Probably first performed 11 February, 1805.

The songs were published in folio, price Is., usually initialled by Dibdin, on a sheet of 4 pp., title on front, back page blank, except where noted. Arrangement for two flutes on last engraved page. Headings of songs are similar to No. 4 unless noted.


 * 1. The World as it Goes.
 * 2. Eyes.

1804.
 * 3. Wuishla ma cree. Previously in * The Frolic,'

4. Nancy and Home, A New Song Written and Composed by Mr. Dibdin. And sung by him in his Entertainment called Heads or Tails. Ent d at Stat. Hall. London. Printed for the Author, & Sold at Bland & Weller's Music Warehouse 23, Oxford Street. Front page blank.

5. The Pullet. Front page blank. Afterwards sung in * The Melange,' 1808.

^ 6. The Old Cloathsman. No. 7 in Tom Wilkins,'

Hogarth gives ' Grecian Lyres ' as the title.
 * 7. The Grasshopper. No. 1 in ' The Frolic.'
 * 8. Antient Lyres. See No. 2 in ' The Frolic.'
 * 9. The Look Out.


 * 10. Peg of Pepper Alley. No. 6 in ' The Frolic.'


 * 11. Love.

12. His Worship. Front page blank.

13. The Family Concert. Price 2*. Qd. 11 pp. engraved, p. 12 blank. No. 19 in 'Tom Wilkins" and No. 8 in ' The Frolic.'


 * 14. The Perpetual Motion. No. 3 in The Frolic.


 * 15. The Cat.


 * 16. The Charms of Nature.


 * 17. Tom Transom. No. 7 in ' The Frolic.'

18. A Song of Songs. Price 2s. Qd. 11 pp. en graved, p. 12 blank. This contains (1) Clovy, (2) I Thank You, (3) Gentle God of Love, (4) High Down Diddle, and (5) a Glee, 'Which is the

S"oblest Passion of the Mind?' which appears to iave been substituted for 'Heads or Tails?' the jlee advertised for the second night and given in the x>ok of words. See No. 14 * The General Election,' 96.

The above formed the original programme of songs, in the order as advertised for the second night, 14 February, 1805. There was also published

Songs, &c., in Heads or Tails. A New Entertain- ment of Sans Souci ; Written, Composed, Spoken, Sung, and Accompanied By Mr. Dibdin. Price 1-s. Qd. Printed for the Author And sold at his Music Warehouse Leicester Place Leicester Sq. Where may be had his Professional Life, the Harmonic Preceptor, & every other article in his. catalogue. 8vo, pp. ii, 64.

This also gives the words of
 * 19. All the World's a Song.

The following also were published as 'Heads or Tails r

20. Mrs. O'Leary (I have seen only a reprint, 4 engraved pp., by G. Walker, from the original plates). This song was No. 10 in 'New Year's Gifts.'

21. Nautical Anatomist. No. 11 in 'New Years ifts.'

22. The Finished Traveller. No. 7 in 'New Year's Gifts.'

Hogarth assigns ' The Jew Pedlar ' to this entertainment. See 'Valentine's Day,' No. 3 (1797), and ' King and Queen/ No. 8 (1798).

1805. *A Touch at the Iron Crown. Song written expressly for the German Theatre & Sung by Master Fred Schirmer. Published, price Is. by Bland & Weller.

Probably produced soon after 22 July, 1805, when the action off Ferrol, to which it refers, took place. The advertisement which men- tions it also refers to another song,

Hogarth states it was sung at Vauxhall.
 * 'Gainst Toping and Topers, Price Is. Qd.

1805 (Museum date). "The Delight of the Muses,

being a Collection of Dibdin's favourite Songs,

&c. London, n.d. 12mo.

E. RIMBAULT DIBDIN.

Morningside, Sudworth Road, New Brighton.

SHAKESPEARE'S BOOKS. (See 9 th S. viii. 321 ; xi. 64, 203.)

Fluellen. What call you the town's name where Alexander the Pig was born ?

Goiv. Alexander the Great.

Flu. Why, I pray you, is not pig, great? The pig, or the great, or the mighty, or the huge, or the magnanimous, are all one reckonings, save the phrase is a little variations.

Gow. I think Alexander the Great was born in Macedon : his father was called Philip of Macedon, as I take it.

Flu. I think it is in Macedon, where Alexander is porn. I tell you, captain, if you look in the maps of the 'orld, 1 warrant, you shall find, in the