UP AT A VILLA—DOWN IN THE CITY.
(AS DISTINGUISHED BY AN ITALIAN PERSON OF QUALITY.)
1.
Had I but plenty of money, money enough and to spare,
The house for me, no doubt, were a house in the city-square.
Ah, such a life, such a life, as one leads at the window there!
Had I but plenty of money, money enough and to spare,
The house for me, no doubt, were a house in the city-square.
Ah, such a life, such a life, as one leads at the window there!
2.
Something to see, by Bacchus, something to hear, at least!
Something to see, by Bacchus, something to hear, at least!