Title Song (t) 
Short Title Coffee House, 1737 
Page 30 
Genre  BA 
Country 
Instruments  VO 
Incipit  //1+7671+2+//3+64+//3+56//7 
First Line How brimful of nothing's the life of a beau (fl) 
Burden Text Such, such is the life of a beau (bt) 
Verses
Authors Carey, Mr. (M) 
Stress Notes  1337 
Intervals  -2,-2,2,2,2,2,-5,6,-2,-6,2,2, 
Key Signature EUb,Bb 
Time Signature 3/4 
Do Bb 
Date 1737 
Number R67.4 
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