Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical MeritW. Eyres, 1774 - 286 pages |
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... appears as the hired underling of a mufical compofer . We thought therefore , that it would be a meritorious piece of fervice to the cause of poetry , by uniting into one firm body the most excellent productions in fong - writing , to ...
... appears as the hired underling of a mufical compofer . We thought therefore , that it would be a meritorious piece of fervice to the cause of poetry , by uniting into one firm body the most excellent productions in fong - writing , to ...
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... appears 239 Chloe's the wonder of her fex 237 Chloris , yourself you so excel 267 Come all ye youths whose hearts e'er bled 151 Come here fond youth , whoe'er thou be 123 Come little infant love me now 252 Come fhepherds we'll follow ...
... appears 239 Chloe's the wonder of her fex 237 Chloris , yourself you so excel 267 Come all ye youths whose hearts e'er bled 151 Come here fond youth , whoe'er thou be 123 Come little infant love me now 252 Come fhepherds we'll follow ...
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... appears When first I faw Lucinda's face When first I saw thee graceful move When first I fought fair Celia's love When first upon your tender cheek When gentle Celia first I knew 144 120 266 132 226 263 261 When here Lucinda firft we ...
... appears When first I faw Lucinda's face When first I saw thee graceful move When first I fought fair Celia's love When first upon your tender cheek When gentle Celia first I knew 144 120 266 132 226 263 261 When here Lucinda firft we ...
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... appears While in the bower with beauty bleft Why cruel creature , why fo bent 141 164 140 170 Why we love and why we hate 223 Why will Florella while I gaze 272 Why will you my paffion reprove Wine , wine in the morning Y E happy swains ...
... appears While in the bower with beauty bleft Why cruel creature , why fo bent 141 164 140 170 Why we love and why we hate 223 Why will Florella while I gaze 272 Why will you my paffion reprove Wine , wine in the morning Y E happy swains ...
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... entitle them . This will appear the more extraordinary when we reflect that fome of the most excellent productions in the former have been the fpontaneous growth A growth of a rude and uncultivated foil , whereas the I. ...
... entitle them . This will appear the more extraordinary when we reflect that fome of the most excellent productions in the former have been the fpontaneous growth A growth of a rude and uncultivated foil , whereas the I. ...
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Anacreon antient ballad beauty becauſe bleffing bleft bofom breaſt CELIA charms CHLOE circumftance compariſon compofition cruel dear defire deſcription deſpair eaſe Engliſh epigram expreffion eyes fair fancy fatire feek feem fentiment fhade fhall fhepherd fhould figh fimple fimplicity fince fing firſt fmiles foft fome fond fong fong-writing forrows foul ftill fubject fuch furprize fwain fweet gentle give grace heart itſelf kind know my love laſt lefs lover Lyric Lyric poetry maid meaſure moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature ne'er nymph o'er paffion paftoral pain paſt PHYLLIS pieces pity pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poetical poetry praiſe purpoſe racter reft Sappho ſcene ſhall ſhe SOAME JENYNS ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtay ſtill ſtrain ſwain ſweet taſte tears tell tender thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro tivation treaſure Twas uſed vows whofe Whoſe wiſh youth