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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... measure My banks they are furnish'd with bees My dear mistress has a heart My love was fickle once and changing 241 117 220 213 41 248 223 146 231 234 216 236 167 93 145 211 NOT , Page OT , Celia , that I jufter am NOT.
... measure My banks they are furnish'd with bees My dear mistress has a heart My love was fickle once and changing 241 117 220 213 41 248 223 146 231 234 216 236 167 93 145 211 NOT , Page OT , Celia , that I jufter am NOT.
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... amid these lonely walls To end my days I thought . But haply for my year of grace Is not yet pass'd away , Might I ftill hope to win thy love , No longer would I stay . Now Now farewel grief , and welcome joy Once more unto 46 BALLADS AND.
... amid these lonely walls To end my days I thought . But haply for my year of grace Is not yet pass'd away , Might I ftill hope to win thy love , No longer would I stay . Now Now farewel grief , and welcome joy Once more unto 46 BALLADS AND.
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... Once more unto my heart ; For fince I have found thee , lovely youth , We never more will part . PERCY . T URN , gentle hermit of the dale , And guide my lonely way , To where yon taper cheers the vale , With hofpitable ray . For here ...
... Once more unto my heart ; For fince I have found thee , lovely youth , We never more will part . PERCY . T URN , gentle hermit of the dale , And guide my lonely way , To where yon taper cheers the vale , With hofpitable ray . For here ...
Page 57
... Oh ! what were perjur'd COLIN's thoughts ? How were thofe nuptials kept ? The bride - men flock'd round Lucy dead , And all the village wept . Compaffion , Compaffion , fhame , remorse , despair , At once PASTORAL SONGS . 57.
... Oh ! what were perjur'd COLIN's thoughts ? How were thofe nuptials kept ? The bride - men flock'd round Lucy dead , And all the village wept . Compaffion , Compaffion , fhame , remorse , despair , At once PASTORAL SONGS . 57.
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... once his bofom fwell : The damps of death bedew'd his brows , He fhook , he groan'd , he fell . From the vain bride , a bride no more , The varying crimson fled ; When , ftretch'd befide her rival's corse , She faw her husband dead . He ...
... once his bofom fwell : The damps of death bedew'd his brows , He fhook , he groan'd , he fell . From the vain bride , a bride no more , The varying crimson fled ; When , ftretch'd befide her rival's corse , She faw her husband dead . He ...
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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