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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... lips , her damask cheeks , And eyes of gloffy blue . Oh ! have you feen the lily pale When beating rains defcend ? So droop'd this flow - consuming maid , Her life now near its end . D4 By By Lucy warn'd , of flatt'ring swains Take heed ...
... lips , her damask cheeks , And eyes of gloffy blue . Oh ! have you feen the lily pale When beating rains defcend ? So droop'd this flow - consuming maid , Her life now near its end . D4 By By Lucy warn'd , of flatt'ring swains Take heed ...
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... lips were sweet , And made the scarlet pale ? And why did I , young witless maid , Believe the flatt'ring tale ? That face , alas ! no more is fair , Those lips no longer red ; Dark are mine eyes now clos'd in death , And ev'ry charm is ...
... lips were sweet , And made the scarlet pale ? And why did I , young witless maid , Believe the flatt'ring tale ? That face , alas ! no more is fair , Those lips no longer red ; Dark are mine eyes now clos'd in death , And ev'ry charm is ...
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... lips those kiffes fweet . O SUSAN , SUSAN , lovely dear , My vows fhall ever true remain ; Let me kiss off that falling tear , We only part to meet again . Change as ye lift ye winds , my heart shall be The faithful compafs that ftill ...
... lips those kiffes fweet . O SUSAN , SUSAN , lovely dear , My vows fhall ever true remain ; Let me kiss off that falling tear , We only part to meet again . Change as ye lift ye winds , my heart shall be The faithful compafs that ftill ...
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... woman's eyes , Our artful lips were made to feign . ODAPHNIS , DAPHNIS , ' twas my pride , ' Twas not my heart thy love deny'd , Come back , dear youth , again . E 2 As As t'other day my hand he seiz'd , My blood PASTORAL SONGS . 67.
... woman's eyes , Our artful lips were made to feign . ODAPHNIS , DAPHNIS , ' twas my pride , ' Twas not my heart thy love deny'd , Come back , dear youth , again . E 2 As As t'other day my hand he seiz'd , My blood PASTORAL SONGS . 67.
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... lip and rofy cheek ; Think not thy skill in fong defam'd , That lip should other pleasures seek : Much , much thy mufic I approve ; Yet break thy pipe , for more I love , Much more to hear thee speak . My heart forebodes that I'm betray ...
... lip and rofy cheek ; Think not thy skill in fong defam'd , That lip should other pleasures seek : Much , much thy mufic I approve ; Yet break thy pipe , for more I love , Much more to hear thee speak . My heart forebodes that I'm betray ...
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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