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Bowen Marjorie. Nell Gwyn - A Decoration
Nell Gwyn - A Decoration
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PRELUDE
A DECORATION
PART I. ORANGES
"What shall I do to show her how I love her?" —Purcell (song)
FROLIC
DRURY LANE
MRS. NELLY
GIGUES
SHOWERS
"UNTHINKING CHARLES"
BROCADE SLIPPERS
MOONSHINE
APES AND PARROTS
GREEN GAUZE
PICOTEES
COACH AND FOUR
EPSOM WELLS
ODD BEASTS
FLORA'S FIGARYS
"A MERRY MONARCH, SCANDALOUS AND POOR"
PART II. PEARLS
"Sound, Fame, thy Brazen Trumpet!" Purcell (song)
"FIDDLERS THREE"
PAPER CROWNS
HOBBY HORSES
SWANS
PRINCE PERKIN
BLUE VELVET
ABSALOM
RED LACQUER
FLEUR DE LUCE
DROLLS
SILVER RIBBONS
"CHOICE AYRES"
"FRENCH GARLANDS"
GOLD
* * * *
PART III. ROSEMARY
"Sing hi, sing ho, the carrion crow!" —Old Rhyme
LANDSCAPE WITH MERRYMAKERS
SCHERZO
INTERIOR SCENE
BELLS OF ST. MARTIN'S
THE END
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Marjorie Bowen
Published by Good Press, 2022
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"Sing hi, sing ho, the carrion crow!" — Old Rhyme.
