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SILVIA) Or,
ACT II. SCENE I.
SCENE a Grove.
Silvia.
A I R XXIII. O the Charming Month of May,
SIL E NT Night yields no Repofe,
Silent Night my Anguijh knows ;
And the gay Morning
Now returning r
Only lights me to new Woes.
Tim. within. Only lights me to new Woes.
Sil. Silent Night yields no Repofe.
Tim. within. Silent Night yields no Repofe,
Sil. Sure Echo's grown enamour'd with my Sorrows, that
thus fhe dwells upon the plaintive Sound.
Tim. Within. Silent Night yields no Repofe.
Sil. Ha, this is fomething more! Perhaps, fome wretche
Maid, like me by Love undone, has chofe yon gloomy Thicket
to complain in; and kindly joins her fympathizing Notes with
mine. I'll try again.
Long muft I this Torture hear,
Long muft I love and defpair;
Whi

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Silvia; or, the country burial
DescriptionAn opera. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn Fields. With the musick prefix'd to each song.
ShelfmarkGlen.149(2)
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Composite volume
DescriptionContaining The works of Mrs Davys: consisting of, plays, novels, poems, and familiar letters, and Silvia; or, the country burial. An opera, and The jovial crew. A comic-opera, and The cobler's opera
ShelfmarkGlen.149(1-4)
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Glen Collection of printed music
DescriptionScottish 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.
Special collections of printed music
DescriptionThe 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.