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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Page xv
... cruel eyes On a bank befide a willow O Nancy wilt thou go with me On Belvidera's bofom lying One morning very early , one morning in the spring REPAR'D to rail , refolv'd to part P Pursuing beauty men defcry 55 147 240 152 178 209 76 AY ...
... cruel eyes On a bank befide a willow O Nancy wilt thou go with me On Belvidera's bofom lying One morning very early , one morning in the spring REPAR'D to rail , refolv'd to part P Pursuing beauty men defcry 55 147 240 152 178 209 76 AY ...
Page xvi
... cruel you seem to my pain 161 Thy fatal fhafts unerring move 113 ' Tis not the liquid brightness of those eyes 135 ' Tis now fince I fat down before 256 To fair Fidele's graffy tomb , 154 Too plain , dear youth , those tell - tale eyes ...
... cruel you seem to my pain 161 Thy fatal fhafts unerring move 113 ' Tis not the liquid brightness of those eyes 135 ' Tis now fince I fat down before 256 To fair Fidele's graffy tomb , 154 Too plain , dear youth , those tell - tale eyes ...
Page xvii
... 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 whose hearts are free 96 269 163 Ye little loves ...
... 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 whose hearts are free 96 269 163 Ye little loves ...
Page 43
... cruel heart of stone ! O weep not , lady , weep not so ; Some ghoftly comfort feek : Let not vain forrow rive thy heart , Nor tears bedew thy cheek . O do not , do not , holy friar , My forrow now reprove ; For I have loft the sweetest ...
... cruel heart of stone ! O weep not , lady , weep not so ; Some ghoftly comfort feek : Let not vain forrow rive thy heart , Nor tears bedew thy cheek . O do not , do not , holy friar , My forrow now reprove ; For I have loft the sweetest ...
Page 63
... cruel ocean And let a lover rest ; Ah ! what's thy troubled motion To that within my breast ? The merchant robb'd of treasure Views tempefts in despair ; But what's the lofs of treasure To the lofing of my dear ? Should fome coaft be ...
... cruel ocean And let a lover rest ; Ah ! what's thy troubled motion To that within my breast ? The merchant robb'd of treasure Views tempefts in despair ; But what's the lofs of treasure To the lofing of my dear ? Should fome coaft be ...
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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