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'''BY JOVE I'LL BE FREE.''' AKA - "Come all you young lovers." English, Air (3/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The song appears '''The London Magazine, and Monthly Chronologer''' (London, 1741), and in John Simpson's '''The Delightful Pocket Companion, vol 2''' (London, 1745), attributed to Mr. Boyce. It was subsequently republished in numerous songsters for the next century, including John Fielding's '''The Convivial Songster''' (London, 1782), '''The Humming Bird''' (London, 1785), and the American Sway & Ely's '''The Songster's Assistant''' (Suffield, Conn., 1800). It frequently appears in the section of songs "For Gentlemen" | |f_annotation='''BY JOVE I'LL BE FREE.''' AKA - "Come all you young lovers." English, Air (3/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The song appears '''The London Magazine, and Monthly Chronologer''' (London, 1741), and in John Simpson's '''The Delightful Pocket Companion, vol 2''' (London, 1745), attributed to Mr. Boyce. It was subsequently republished in numerous songsters for the next century, including John Fielding's '''The Convivial Songster''' (London, 1782), '''The Humming Bird''' (London, 1785), and the American Sway & Ely's '''The Songster's Assistant''' (Suffield, Conn., 1800). It frequently appears in the section of songs "For Gentlemen," perhaps because its protagonist gives advice to avoid commitments and refuse consequences to the opposite sex: | ||
<blockquote> | [[File:boyce2.gif|200px|thumb|right|William Boyce]] | ||
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''Come all you young lovers who wan with despair,''<br> | ''Come all you young lovers who wan with despair,''<br> | ||
''Composed idle sonnets, and long for the fair;''<br> | ''Composed idle sonnets, and long for the fair;''<br> | ||
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''For let what will happen, by Jove, I'll be free.''<br> | ''For let what will happen, by Jove, I'll be free.''<br> | ||
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"Mr. Boyce" may refer to composer William Boyce (1711-1779), who wrote symphonies, anthems and odes, and occasionally lesser music, such as the famous song "[[ | "Mr. Boyce" may refer to composer William Boyce (1711-1779), who wrote symphonies, anthems and odes, and occasionally lesser music, such as the famous song "[[Heart of Oak]]." | ||
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|f_printed_sources= Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3'''), 1788; No. 498, p. 191. | |||
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BY JOVE I'LL BE FREE. AKA - "Come all you young lovers." English, Air (3/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The song appears The London Magazine, and Monthly Chronologer (London, 1741), and in John Simpson's The Delightful Pocket Companion, vol 2 (London, 1745), attributed to Mr. Boyce. It was subsequently republished in numerous songsters for the next century, including John Fielding's The Convivial Songster (London, 1782), The Humming Bird (London, 1785), and the American Sway & Ely's The Songster's Assistant (Suffield, Conn., 1800). It frequently appears in the section of songs "For Gentlemen," perhaps because its protagonist gives advice to avoid commitments and refuse consequences to the opposite sex:
Come all you young lovers who wan with despair,
Composed idle sonnets, and long for the fair;
Who puff up their pride by enhancing their charms,
And tell them 'tis heaven to lie in their arms;
Be wise, by example, take pattern from me,
For let what will happen, by Jove, I'll be free.
"Mr. Boyce" may refer to composer William Boyce (1711-1779), who wrote symphonies, anthems and odes, and occasionally lesser music, such as the famous song "Heart of Oak."
