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IJild be the fun en this fwett blufhing flower.
In the gay rofy morn, as it bathes in the dew ; :
And gentle the fall of the loft vernal fhower,
That ileals on the ev'ning each leaf to renew. >
O fpare the dear bloiTom, ye orient breezes,
With chill hoary wing, as ye ufher the dawn :
And far be thou diftant, thou reptile that feizes
The verdure and pride of the garden and lawn. I
Let Bourbon exult in his gay gilded lilies,
And England, triumphant, difplay her proud rofe
A fairer than either adorns the green vallies,
'Where Devon, fweet Devon, meandering flows. I
SONG.
: Che valier's Lament after the Battle of
CuilodtK.
Tune, ■ Captain Oaluln.
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JL HE fmall birds rejoice in the green leaves
returning,
The murm'ring ftreamlet runs clear thro' the vale]
primrofes blow in the dews of the morning,
And wild fcatter u cowilips bedeck the green dais
But what can give pleafure, or what can feem fair, I
When the lingering moments are numbered by care
No birds fweetly finging, nor flowers gaily fpringingjj
Can foothe the lad bofom of joylefs defpair.
The deed that I dar'd, cou'd it merit their malice
A king and a father to place on his throne !
His right are thefe hilW and his right ate thefe valliij
"Where the wild beafts find iheiter,but I can find nan