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422 CALLIOPE 8 OR THE
The world will ftill be rul'd by knaves,
And fools contending to be flaves ;
Small things, my friend, ferve to fuppoit
Life, troubiefome at beft and fhort.
Our youth runs back, occafion flies,
Grey hairs come on, and pleafure d.ies :
Who would the prefent bleffing iofe
For empire which he cannot ufe ?
Kind providence has us fupply'd
With what to others is deny'd ;
Virtue, which teaches to condemn
And fcorn ill actions and ill men.
Beneath this lime-tree's fragrant made,
On beds of flow'rs fupinely laid,
Let's then all other cares remove,
And drink and ling to thofe we love.
The world will ftill be rul'd by knaves,
And fools contending to be flaves ;
Small things, my friend, ferve to fuppoit
Life, troubiefome at beft and fhort.
Our youth runs back, occafion flies,
Grey hairs come on, and pleafure d.ies :
Who would the prefent bleffing iofe
For empire which he cannot ufe ?
Kind providence has us fupply'd
With what to others is deny'd ;
Virtue, which teaches to condemn
And fcorn ill actions and ill men.
Beneath this lime-tree's fragrant made,
On beds of flow'rs fupinely laid,
Let's then all other cares remove,
And drink and ling to thofe we love.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Calliope, or, The musical miscellany > (440) Page 422 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91491749 |
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| Description | A select collection of the most approved English, Scots, and Irish songs, set to music. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.159 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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