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Excerpt from Pocock's Everlasting Songster: Containing a Selection of the Most Approved Songs, Which Have Been, and Are Likely to Be Sung for Ever, With Universal Applause; Also a Collection of Toasts and Sentiments, Upon a Plan Perfectly New, to Which Is Added, Original Rules for Behaviour In fome companies the Chairman gives the three firfi Toafis, which I {hould recommend always to be Firft - The king. Second - The queen. - and Third -the royal family, - alld then proceed to his right and left-hand friends for their's in rotation, in this rule it is neceliary to be provided with a Toali or Sentiment ready; therefore never be backward in being prepared to behave like a Man of the World nor on the other hand, be forward in rendering to the Prefident any Voluntary Toali or Song out of your turn until it has been called for; It has been found upon experience that molt men are too vain of their abilities, and that a Voluntary Songfier.is of all the moft troublefome; his fongs are like an alarum when once he has liberty to begin there is no potiibility of flopping him: beficles it breaks the regularity of the fociety, and the Chairman by indulging him in his humour, lofes part of his dignity. - Ir is undoubtedly pleafing to hear a good Songfier, but if fuch is in the room, and is not perfonally known to the Prefident, I have no doubt but fome perfon in company will eu deavour privately to acquaint him therewith; thls in duces me to treat on proper behaviour when called upon by the Chairman or preceding Songfi'er tor a Song, and in compliance to their requeft not to hefi tate, but do your beli endeavour, only a verle will convince the company you are not in the habit of hoging, and they wiil be pleafetl by returning you thanks for your obliging difpofition: but contrary behaviour, in refuting to fatisfy them, the molt preliing entreaties will be made on the pielou-ption of your excellent voice, and after 1 long time delayed in folicitations, you then comply; and if it does not equal their expectations, a diifatisfaétion prevails, and they are forry for their application. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.