Title Liquor of Life; anacreontic, The (t) 
Short Title SS, Boston PL-1 
Page 108,1-2 
Genre  SS 
Country 
Instruments  VO,HAF 
Incipit  //312/7-5-1//234/334//5365/4254 
First Line To banish life's troubles the Grecian old sage (fl) 
First Line-Recitative While here Anacreon's chosen sons combine (fl-r) 
Burden Text Liquor of life (bt) 
Verses
Authors Carter, Mr. (M) 
Performers Johnstone, Mr. 
Stress Notes  372354 
Intervals  -3,2,-3,-3,4,2,2,2,-2,2,2,-3,4,-2,-2,-3,4,-2, 
Key Signature FU#,C#,GU# 
Time Signature 6/4 
Do
Publisher B., A. 
Number E13.84 
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