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ToiletGuru: English writer Thomas d'Urfey, who died OTD in 1723, was known as a playwright, poet, and wit; he contributed to the evolution of the Ballad Opera
NathanFrancis__: Three poems:
LaytonTrust: One of the most popular songs from Thomas D’Urfey's "Wit and Mirth or Pills to Purge Melancholy" was 'The Fart, Famous for its Satyrical Humour in the Reign of Queen Anne', which is about discovering the person who farted in front of the Queen.
IPASource: Perfect for Bass - Let the Dreadful Engines, text by Thomas d'Urfey and set by Benjamin Britten. Download the text:
mjc0ughl4n: The actress, Ann Oldfield, was one of the the most famous and highest paid actresses of her day. She played many significant roles including the part of Lady Jane Grey in Nicholas Rowe's play of the same name and the part of Lucia in "The Old Mode and the New" by Thomas d'Urfey.
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PaulCowdell: Had a strange 'wrong end of stick' charity shop convo recently. I was buying a CD selection from Pills to Purge Melancholy. Nice lady in shop somehow got Thomas d'Urfey confused with Thomas the Rhymer. More interesting, perhaps, but I think disappointment beckoned.
thebaconwrapped: "The earliest variant of the song is "In the Fields in Frost and Snow" from a 1706 opera called The Kingdom of the Birds or Wonders of the Sun written by the English writer and composer Thomas d'Urfey."
AmySeasBreasts: Boobies origin--The first recorded use of the term bubby to mean breasts can be found in a 1686 poem by Thomas D'urfey-- “The Ladies here may without Scandal shew / Face or white Bubbies, to each ogling Beau.”
LaytonTrust: "Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy", Thomas D’Urfey (1719). Though very popular, D’Urfey’s plays and songs did not enjoy a good literary reputation, but as he remarked: “The Town may damn me for a poet … but they sing my songs for all that.”
IPASource: Perfect for Bass - Let the Dreadful Engines, text by Thomas d'Urfey and set by Benjamin Britten. Download the text:
ToiletGuru: English writer Thomas d'Urfey, who died OTD in 1723, was known as a playwright, poet, and wit; he contributed to the evolution of the Ballad Opera
Passamezzo: In the fields in frost and snow.
My viol divisions on a song from Thomas D'Urfey's Kingdom of the Birds.
MarkSav23240868: It's the history of the trade, here he is...Thomas D'Urfey
musicaltalk: 0733: A Century of Song Part 2: David William Hughes is back to discuss his one man show, Wit and Mirth, based on the C18th book of the same name by Thomas D’Urfey, writer of Old MacDonald Had A Farm, which was originally an aria from an opera.
elbuckheit: EARLY MODERN SONG TIME:
your pre-school banger, old macdonald, is from a 1706 English opera: 'The Kingdom of the Birds' by Thomas D'Urfey.
the opera was a critical and commerical failure but the song was brought to the usa by immigrants to the ozarks
LaytonTrust: "Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Being a Collection of the best Merry Ballads and Songs Old and New" (1719), compiled by comic dramatist & songwriter Thomas D’Urfey. Once described as 'the most famous song-book of the age'.
ToiletGuru: English writer Thomas d'Urfey, who died OTD in 1723, was known as a playwright, poet, and wit; he contributed to the evolution of the Ballad Opera
LaytonTrust: "Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy", Thomas D’Urfey (1719). Alexander Pope wrote of D’Urfey: “Dares any one despise him who has made so many men drink? Alas, sir! this is a glory which neither you nor I must ever pretend to.”
terrydiso: Ol mac donald had a farm by Thomas d’Urfey
LaytonTrust: Comic dramatist and songwriter Thomas D’Urfey (1653-1723), whose popular work did not enjoy a good literary reputation, once remarked “The Town may da-da-damn me for a poet … but they si-si-sing my songs for all that."
LaytonTrust: "Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy" (1719), compiled by comic dramatist & songwriter Thomas D’Urfey. The variety of songs range from political satire and court songs, to broadside ballads, love songs, bawdy songs and folksongs.
deriarectific: Thomas D'Urfey: "Wit and Mirth: Or Pills to Purge Melancholy"
FoppishTheatre: We've teamed up with different actors who have each recorded an 18th century poem. From romantic to bawdy - these poems are sure to delight!
Next up is Georgina Ambrey reading 'The Sad Disaster' By Thomas D' Urfey
StillReforming: According to Archie Bland of The Guardian:
"The first usage recorded in the OED comes from noted Restoration lad Thomas d’Urfey, also known for his hit song 'The Fart', in a satirical 1677 play called 'Madam Fickle'":
"Banter him, banter him, Toby"
KDFCPlaylist: The Winchester Wedding by Thomas D'Urfey performed by Douglas Wootton / The City Waites
tylerperry827: Today, I discovered that Old MacDonald was written by Thomas d’Urfey in ~1719. A 1917 WWI book of London soldier songs had the predecessor to our modern version, changing over time to what we know today.
XwhosCom: Thomas d'Urfey (English writer)
Born: Exeter, United Kingdom
covertress: "Night, love and fate rule the world's grand affairs." - Thomas D'Urfey, 1697
KnowYourQuotes1: "Of all the world's enjoyments That ever valued were, There's none of our employments With fishing can...
GregBretza: "The Night Her Blackest Sable Wore"
By Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723)
(c. 1682; attributed; Pills to Purge...
6Bacon_Bot: The 6Bacon network has a 44% certainty that Thomas D'Urfey Met William Turner. See their shared network:
californiatones: "All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it." - Thomas D'Urfey.
GavJacobson: The first usage of the word recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary comes from noted Restoration lad Thomas d'Urf...
WhoresofYore: From Thomas d'Urfey's "Pills to Purge Melancholy" (1719)
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
EmilyNCock: Stage direction of the day c/o Thomas D'Urfey's 'A Fond Husband, or the Plotting Sisters' (1678): exit "bowing scornfully".
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
RevDrFred: NowPlaying Thomas d'Urfey The Winchester Wedding - The City Waites
MrOolong: On embarrassing the Queen:
'She who does Trump,
Through defect in her rump.
Never more may Perfume the Queen's dinner'
Thomas D'Urfey, 1719
Pix_D_deals: WIT & MIRTH OR PILLS TO PURGE MELANCHOLY/1719/RARE 1st Ed./THOMAS D'URFEY/6 VOLS
SteveHills: "All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it." - Thomas D'Urfey. (1653-1723)
