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He alone won't betray in whom none will conHcie, - '
And the nymph may be chade that has never been
try'd. ..
A S Celia in her garden ftray'd,
•*^ Secure, nor dreamt of harm,
A bee approach'd the lovely maid,
And refted on her arm.. '
The curious infed: thither flew,
To tafte the temptbg bloorii • ji
But, with a thoufand fweets in vieW/ if'""-!-
It found a fuddefi doom. "■ '', T "^
Her nimble hand of life bereavM, , j jjiirfYf
„ "^^^J^^f^g^ng, ^ '^^^^,,^ ,3VGi^d\..a
but fiHl the ^lowy ^^^^c^^:ii,^^:,^,i,, yoJnipi
And ftk the painfbl ftmg, ^ ,„ .dlMoy lo isilpH-^iT
Once only could that Hing furprifeip^^^igrl.^gad.iiyjgi 70^
Once be injurious found :■ ; ^i \Td j§V^i ol toift a^JfidJ top
Not fo the darts of Celiacs eyes,
They never ceafeto wound. :^^^^^*A>
Oh 1 woffld the Ihort-liv'd burning /mart
The nymph to pity move, , . ^ ,. ; .^..., . ., ,,^
And teach her to reg^ the he^' ,^^^^;j^ ' J^
She fires with endlefs love. ,. .:.,._.r,.'i Hi; " . -^...l
-v„ jidT
FAireft ifle, all ifles excelling.
Seal of pleafures and of love,
Femis here will chufc her d. veiling, . = /.• woH
And for fake her Cyprian grove.-. . .; .,^; qj 3* «vit . T
Cufid, from his fev'rite nation,. , ,. ,, T.ijj0^ rfjiW
Care and envy wiU^remoye^:^^:'^^J"^^^^,!.v,,Sil3
Jealpufy that poit/nous V^m^^^iV)^^sA\:tr^ ' '^ "*
And defpair that dies for love. ' Gentle
He alone won't betray in whom none will conHcie, - '
And the nymph may be chade that has never been
try'd. ..
A S Celia in her garden ftray'd,
•*^ Secure, nor dreamt of harm,
A bee approach'd the lovely maid,
And refted on her arm.. '
The curious infed: thither flew,
To tafte the temptbg bloorii • ji
But, with a thoufand fweets in vieW/ if'""-!-
It found a fuddefi doom. "■ '', T "^
Her nimble hand of life bereavM, , j jjiirfYf
„ "^^^J^^f^g^ng, ^ '^^^^,,^ ,3VGi^d\..a
but fiHl the ^lowy ^^^^c^^:ii,^^:,^,i,, yoJnipi
And ftk the painfbl ftmg, ^ ,„ .dlMoy lo isilpH-^iT
Once only could that Hing furprifeip^^^igrl.^gad.iiyjgi 70^
Once be injurious found :■ ; ^i \Td j§V^i ol toift a^JfidJ top
Not fo the darts of Celiacs eyes,
They never ceafeto wound. :^^^^^*A>
Oh 1 woffld the Ihort-liv'd burning /mart
The nymph to pity move, , . ^ ,. ; .^..., . ., ,,^
And teach her to reg^ the he^' ,^^^^;j^ ' J^
She fires with endlefs love. ,. .:.,._.r,.'i Hi; " . -^...l
-v„ jidT
FAireft ifle, all ifles excelling.
Seal of pleafures and of love,
Femis here will chufc her d. veiling, . = /.• woH
And for fake her Cyprian grove.-. . .; .,^; qj 3* «vit . T
Cufid, from his fev'rite nation,. , ,. ,, T.ijj0^ rfjiW
Care and envy wiU^remoye^:^^:'^^J"^^^^,!.v,,Sil3
Jealpufy that poit/nous V^m^^^iV)^^sA\:tr^ ' '^ "*
And defpair that dies for love. ' Gentle
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/87772871 |
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Description | Also: Fairest isle, all isles excelling |
Shelfmark | Glen.43 |
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Description | A choice collection of songs, Scots and English. 2nd edition. 2 volumes. Edinburgh, 1751-1752. |
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Shelfmark | Glen.43-43a |
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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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