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7li<? Country Burial. 31
Sil. Vain of his Wealth, and his fuperior Birth, with bold,
licentious Freedom he rail'd on Marriage; then talk'd to me
of Love, Enjoyment, and eternal Truth; endeavouring, byim-
pofing on my Simplicity, to render me vile as his own Ends.
More he talk'd of E (rates and. Settlements, and 1 know not
what ; and more he would have talk'd ; but I, with juft Indigna-
tion fired, flew from his hated Prefence.
A I R XXVII. One Evening as I lay.
Ah me ! unhappy Maid,
How wretched is my Fate ?
Deceivd thus, and betrayed,
To love where IJhould hate.
When Hope has fled our Breaft,
Why Jhould Defire remain 2 .
To rob us of our Reft,
And give incejfant Pain.
Wei I will revenge thee, thou excellent Maid ; I will re-
venge thee on him, my felf, and all that ever wrong'd thee.
Sil. Alas! Sir, I want no Revenge; or if I did, what could
you do againlt a Man fo powerful ? ■ the Attempt would
prove your Ruin. Let me not fee him — * let him notinfult
me with his Prefence by that means to be fecur'd from
new Injuries, is all the Vengeance I defire.
Wei. He never fhall, unlefs he comes with deep Remorfe
and humble Penitence to ask your Pardon, and make you Re-
paration.
Sit

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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.