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Ye pods, was Strephons picture bltft .
S JL Tunc. 14V 1 of October.
And thou, blefs'd fhade, that fweetly art
Lodg'd fo near my Chloe s heart,
For me the tender hour improve,
And foftly tell how dear I love .
Ungrateful thing! it fcorns to hear
Its wretched mafter's ardent prayer,
Ingroffing all that beautous heaven,
That Chloe, lavifh maid, has given.
. I cannot blame thee; were I lord
Of all the wealth thefe breafts afford,
I'd be a mifer too, nor give
An alms to keep a god alive.
Ohi fmile not thus, my lovely fair,
On thefe cold looks that lifelefs are ;
Prize him whofe bofom glows with fire,
With eager love and foft'defire.
'Tis true, thy charms, Opowrful maid,
To life can bring the file tit fhade:
Thou canft furpafs the painter's art.
And real warmth and flames impart.
But phi it ne'er can love like me,
I evtjr lov'd and lov'd but thee:
Then, charmer, grant my fond requeft,
Say, Thou canft lovt, and make me bleft
Ye pods, was Strephons picture bltft .
S JL Tunc. 14V 1 of October.
And thou, blefs'd fhade, that fweetly art
Lodg'd fo near my Chloe s heart,
For me the tender hour improve,
And foftly tell how dear I love .
Ungrateful thing! it fcorns to hear
Its wretched mafter's ardent prayer,
Ingroffing all that beautous heaven,
That Chloe, lavifh maid, has given.
. I cannot blame thee; were I lord
Of all the wealth thefe breafts afford,
I'd be a mifer too, nor give
An alms to keep a god alive.
Ohi fmile not thus, my lovely fair,
On thefe cold looks that lifelefs are ;
Prize him whofe bofom glows with fire,
With eager love and foft'defire.
'Tis true, thy charms, Opowrful maid,
To life can bring the file tit fhade:
Thou canft furpafs the painter's art.
And real warmth and flames impart.
But phi it ne'er can love like me,
I evtjr lov'd and lov'd but thee:
Then, charmer, grant my fond requeft,
Say, Thou canft lovt, and make me bleft
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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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