François-Hippolyte Barthélemon
(1741 - 1808)

Love and Folly were at play
(T.T.B.)
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Between 1763 and 1794 Thomas Warren published, through differing publishers, an annual collection of catches, canons and glees, under the aegis of the Catch Club. This item was published in the fourteenth collection.
Lyrics: Anon

Love and Folly were at play,
Both too wanton to be wise;
They fell out, and in the fray,
Folly put out Cupid's eyes.

Straight the criminal was tried,
And had this punishment assign'd:
Folly should to Love be tied,
And condemned to lead the blind.