by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816)
Here's to the maiden
Language: English
Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen, Here's to the widow of fifty; Here's to the flaunting extravagant queen, And here's to the housewife that's thrifty; Chorus: Let the drink pass, Drink to the lass, I'll warrant she'll prove an excuse for the glass. Here's to the charmer, whose dimples we prize, And now to the maid who has done, sir, Here's to the girl with a pair of blue eyes, And here's to the nymph with but one, sir. Here's to the maid with a bosom of snow, And to her who is brown as berry; Here's to the wife with a face full of woe, And now to the girl that is merry: For let 'em be clumsy, or let 'em be slim, Young or ancient, I care not a feather; So fill a pint bumper quite up the brim, And let us e'en toast them together.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816), from the play School for Scandal [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Thomas Linley (1733 - 1795), "Here's to the maiden" [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-11
Line count: 20
Word count: 149