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Pleasant and Diver live. 167
HOW unhappy a Lover am I,
Whilst I sigh for my Phillis in vain ;
All my hopes of Delight, are another Man's right,
Who is Happy, whilst I am in Pain :
Since her Honour affords no relief,
But to pity the Pains which you bear ;
Tis the best of your Fate, in a hopeless estate,
To give o'er, and betimes to despair.
I have try'd the false Medicine in vain,
Yet I Wish what I hope not to win ;
For without my desire has no Food to its fire,
But it burns and consumes me within :
Yet at least, 'tis a Comfort to know,
That you are not unhappy alone ;
For the Nymph you adore, is as wretched or more,
And accounts all your suff'rings her own.
O you Pow'rs ! let me suffer for both,
At the Feet of my Phillis I'll lie ;
I'll resign up my Breath, and take pleasure in death,
To be pity'd by her when I Dye :
What her Honour deny'd you in Life,
In her Death she will give to her Love ;
Such a flame as is true, after Fate will renew,
When the Souls do meet closer above.
HOW unhappy a Lover am I,
Whilst I sigh for my Phillis in vain ;
All my hopes of Delight, are another Man's right,
Who is Happy, whilst I am in Pain :
Since her Honour affords no relief,
But to pity the Pains which you bear ;
Tis the best of your Fate, in a hopeless estate,
To give o'er, and betimes to despair.
I have try'd the false Medicine in vain,
Yet I Wish what I hope not to win ;
For without my desire has no Food to its fire,
But it burns and consumes me within :
Yet at least, 'tis a Comfort to know,
That you are not unhappy alone ;
For the Nymph you adore, is as wretched or more,
And accounts all your suff'rings her own.
O you Pow'rs ! let me suffer for both,
At the Feet of my Phillis I'll lie ;
I'll resign up my Breath, and take pleasure in death,
To be pity'd by her when I Dye :
What her Honour deny'd you in Life,
In her Death she will give to her Love ;
Such a flame as is true, after Fate will renew,
When the Souls do meet closer above.
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| Shelfmark | Glen.145b |
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| Description | Being a collection of the best merry ballads and songs, old and new. Fitted to all humours, having each their proper tune for either voice, or instrument: most of the songs being new set. 6 volumes. London, Printed by W. Pearson for J. Tonson, 1719-20. A 19th century reprint from a broken set of the two issues of the 1719-1720 edition. Volumes 1, 3-5 belong to the first issue; Volumes 2 and 6 to the second. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.145-145e |
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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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