Ode. To be performed by Dr. Brettle, and a chorus of Hales Owen citizens. The instrumental part a Viol d'Amour

Air by the Doctor

AWAKE! I say, awake, good people!
And be for once alive and gay;
Come, let's be merry; stir the tipple;
How can you sleep
Whilst I do play? How can you sleep, &c.

Chorus of Citizens

Pardon, O! pardon, great Musician!
On drowsy souls some pity take,
For wondrous hard is our condition,
To drink thy beer,
Thy strains to hear;
To drink,
To hear,
And keep awake!

Solo by the Doctor

Hear but this strain—'twas made by Handel,
A wight of skill and judgment deep!
Zoonters, they're gone—Sal, bring a candle—
No, here is one, and he's asleep.

Duette

DR.—How could they go
Whilst I do play?
SAL.—How could they go!
How should they stay?