A collection of original [18th century] sheet music songs (many from the stage or pleasure gardens) which have been pasted into a volume.

"[Maze or Mare] William Gregory, April 1843." written on inside front cover.

"This book belonged to my mother Mary [Maze or Mare] - by whom it was given to me - and by me to my dear Grand Daughter Mary [Maze or Mare Derwent Hurst] July 7th 1896" written on inside front cover

"This book belonged to my mother Mary [Maze or Mare] - by whom it was given to me - and by me to my dear Grand Daughter Mary [Maze or Mare Derwent Hurst] July 7th 1896" written on inside front cover

Pages are numbered by hand. Book starts on p. 9 and lacks p. 96-97.

In love shou'd there meet -- The Warwickshire lad -- Sweet Willy O / Dibdin -- A favourite song -- A pastoral dialogue -- On friendship / John Gerard -- The maid of the mill / William Yates -- The masquerade minuet -- Who loves a Wilkes must love his king -- The macaroni -- A favorite hunting song / R. Bride -- Rise glory rise / Dr Arne -- A favourite song in the Merchant of Venice -- Saw you my father -- Cease a while ye winds -- In this shady blest retreat -- The soldier tir'd of wars alarms -- I do as I will with my swain -- The retort / Dorothea du Bois & Mr Hook -- The installation / Sig. Canabich -- The meeting in the morning -- Wou'd you gain the tender creature / Handel -- Water parted from the sea -- Sweet passion of love -- Was I a shepherd's maid -- A song in King Arthur / Henry Purcel -- How imperfect is expression -- If 'tis joy to wound a lover -- Sweet robin -- Ye sluggards -- Gentle airs, in Athalia / Handel -- The thing -- By my sighs -- Sweet Echo -- Come haste to the wedding -- A bacchanalian song from Comus / Dr Arne -- The pitcher -- The tempest of war / Mr Orme -- The nosegay / Theodor Smith -- As now my bloom -- The broom on Cowdenknows -- The rapture -- Overture in Thomas and Sally -- The maid in Bedlam -- Kate of Aberdeen -- A general toast -- New general toast / Mr Oakman & Mr T. Smart -- Cox Heath song -- A shooting song -- He's aye a kissing me -- Minuet di la cour and gavot / Mr Gardell -- He stole my tender heart away -- While the lads of the village -- When sable night -- My lodging -- Let not rage -- Tally ho -- Down the burn Davy love -- Crying and laughing song / Mr Hook -- Air de Julie -- Blow high blow low --Nancy of the dale -- May we live all the days of our lives -- What's that to you / Mr Hook -- How sweet in the woodlands / Mr Harington -- Let not age / Sig. Gerdini -- La virginella -- What care I for whom she be