Skip to main content

Glen Collection of printed music > Printed text > Charmer > Volume 1

(141) Page 133 - In good king Charle's golden days

‹‹‹ prev (140) Page 132Page 132

(142) next ››› Page 134Page 134

(141) Page 133 - In good king Charle's golden days
'( '33 )
The murmuring brooks accufe your ftay,
And Zephyrs figh for your delay.
Fa, la, &c.
Come then, and take your morning air>
Juft rofe from flow'ry beds ;
*Tis better than your fnulf by far,
And ail perfumes exceeds :
Our evening walks more pleafures bring
Than the gay park, and crowded ring.
Fa, la, &c.
For your own fakes, if not for ours,
The dufty town forego ;
Frefh air will give your eyes new pow'rs.
And make each beauty glow :
'Twill to the liily add the rofe,
And ev'ry brighter charm difclole.
Fa, la, Sec.
IN good kmgCHJRLES's golden days,
When loyalty had no harm in't,
A zealous high-church man I was.
And fo I got preferment :
To teach my flock I never mift,
Kings are by GOD appointed ;
And thofe are damn'd that do refifl,
And touch the LORD's anointed.
Jnd this is law, I will maintain,
Untill my dying day, frr,
That ivhatfoever king jhall re'ign.,
Inxiill be vicar of Bray, fry
When royal JAMES obtain'd the throne,
And pop'ry came in fafhion,
M Th(

Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence