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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... DEAR SIR , I F I may take the liberty of prefix- ing the name of a friend to a work which can pretend to little more than the merit of compilation , but which the indulgence of the public has conducted a second time to the press , there ...
... DEAR SIR , I F I may take the liberty of prefix- ing the name of a friend to a work which can pretend to little more than the merit of compilation , but which the indulgence of the public has conducted a second time to the press , there ...
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... dear Sir , this teftimony of regard , as proceeding from the fincereft fentiments of es- teem and friendship of Your most obedient , WARRINGTON , and affectionate bumble Servant , JOHN AIKIN . NOVEMBER I , 1774 . PREFACE . Ο 1 N ...
... dear Sir , this teftimony of regard , as proceeding from the fincereft fentiments of es- teem and friendship of Your most obedient , WARRINGTON , and affectionate bumble Servant , JOHN AIKIN . NOVEMBER I , 1774 . PREFACE . Ο 1 N ...
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... Dear Chloe while thus beyond measure Dear Colin prevent my warm blushes Despairing beside a clear stream 221 1 66 174 224 69 AIR Amoret is gone aftray F Fair and foft and gay and young Far in the windings of a vale Fly , thoughtless ...
... Dear Chloe while thus beyond measure Dear Colin prevent my warm blushes Despairing beside a clear stream 221 1 66 174 224 69 AIR Amoret is gone aftray F Fair and foft and gay and young Far in the windings of a vale Fly , thoughtless ...
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... dear Chloe , you fuggeft 126 247 119 218 270 In vain , fond youth , thy tears give o'er In vain you tell your parting lover I tell thee , Charmion , could I time retrieve It is not , Celia , in our power It was a Friar of orders gray L ...
... dear Chloe , you fuggeft 126 247 119 218 270 In vain , fond youth , thy tears give o'er In vain you tell your parting lover I tell thee , Charmion , could I time retrieve It is not , Celia , in our power It was a Friar of orders gray L ...
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... dear youth , those tell - tale eyes 129 To the brook and the willow that heard him complain 153 Turn , gentle hermit of the dale ' 47 * Twas when the feas were roaring 62 VAIN WA What ! put off with one denial AIN are the charms of ...
... dear youth , those tell - tale eyes 129 To the brook and the willow that heard him complain 153 Turn , gentle hermit of the dale ' 47 * Twas when the feas were roaring 62 VAIN WA What ! put off with one denial AIN are the charms of ...
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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