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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... pity them . But from the mountain's graffy fide , A guiltless feaft I bring ; A fcrip with herbs and fruits fupply'd , And water from the spring . Then , pilgrim , turn , thy cares forego ; For earth - born cares are wrong : Man wants ...
... pity them . But from the mountain's graffy fide , A guiltless feaft I bring ; A fcrip with herbs and fruits fupply'd , And water from the spring . Then , pilgrim , turn , thy cares forego ; For earth - born cares are wrong : Man wants ...
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... pity fhare , Whom love has taught to ftray ; Who feeks for reft , but finds defpair Companion of her way . My Father liv'd befide the Tyne , A wealthy Lord was he ; And all his wealth was mark'd for mine , He had but only me . To win me ...
... pity fhare , Whom love has taught to ftray ; Who feeks for reft , but finds defpair Companion of her way . My Father liv'd befide the Tyne , A wealthy Lord was he ; And all his wealth was mark'd for mine , He had but only me . To win me ...
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... pity hear the maid Thy love refufed to fave . This is the mirk and fearful hour When injur'd ghosts complain ; Now dreary graves give up their dead To haunt the faithlefs fwain . Bethink thee , WILLIAM , of thy fault , Thy pledge , and ...
... pity hear the maid Thy love refufed to fave . This is the mirk and fearful hour When injur'd ghosts complain ; Now dreary graves give up their dead To haunt the faithlefs fwain . Bethink thee , WILLIAM , of thy fault , Thy pledge , and ...
Page 71
... pity is found , Let her come with the nymphs of the plain , And fee me laid low in the ground : The laft humble boon that I crave Is to shade me with cypress and yew , And when the looks down on my grave . Let her own that her thepherd ...
... pity is found , Let her come with the nymphs of the plain , And fee me laid low in the ground : The laft humble boon that I crave Is to shade me with cypress and yew , And when the looks down on my grave . Let her own that her thepherd ...
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... pity , others blame , The fatal caufe all kindly feek ; He mingled his concern with theirs , He gave them back their friendly tears , He figh'd , but could not speak . CLORINDA ¡ CLORINDA came among the reft , And she too 74 BALLADS AND.
... pity , others blame , The fatal caufe all kindly feek ; He mingled his concern with theirs , He gave them back their friendly tears , He figh'd , but could not speak . CLORINDA ¡ CLORINDA came among the reft , And she too 74 BALLADS AND.
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