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The Country Burial 47
Wel Whither would you go ?
Sir John. Whither but to Silvia ? to Silvia much wrongM,
but morebelov'd ; to the loving, mourning Silvia.
Wel. To what end ?
Sir John. To implore her Pardon, to eipell her Griefs, to
vow eternal Love, eternal Truth.
IVel. And if ihe confents to ratify thofe Vows by marry-
ing Ha! heilarts; a crimfon Blufli o'erfpreads his guilty
Face. Wouldft thou again abufe my fond Credulity ? I here
renounce all Friendftiip with thee, and forbid all future Con-
verfe with my Silvia, If by my Content you ever fee her Face
again, may Heaven renounce me ; if to revenge her Wrongs
and punifh you, I fpare my felf, may ■
Sir John. O ftop thy Imprecations, thou rafti old Man; for
know, I cannot, wiir not live without my Silvia's Sight. Un-
fay what thou haft fworn 1 never will again abufe my
Truft. never again will I repeat my Offence,
Wel. With me you've finn'd paft all Forgivenefs.
Sir John. Tho' I ever lov'd thy charming Daughter, yet till
this Hour I never knew how much. Make me not defperate,
for if you do, by all the Pains I feel, there's no Revenge Co
cruel, but I'll purfue, to make thy Mifery, if pofiible, to equal
m ; ne ; ejecl thee from thy Farm; expofe thee to Want, and
Wrefchednefs, and —
Wel. Ha, ha, ha!
Sir John. Fury and Madnefs! my Submiffion rejected! my
Pains infulted ! and my juft Refentment laugh'd at !
A I R XLI. Gillian of Croydon.
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Since you defpife my Power,
Tho' doubly prefid with Want and /fge, '
Vll make you curfe the fatal Hour,
You [corn* d my Love, and urg'd my Rage.
Shall I to my Vaffal bend 1 .
When the weak with the ftrong contend^
On his own Head he plucks the Ruin ;
So / my juft Revenge furjuing*
Will crup you. before I end,
AIR
Wel Whither would you go ?
Sir John. Whither but to Silvia ? to Silvia much wrongM,
but morebelov'd ; to the loving, mourning Silvia.
Wel. To what end ?
Sir John. To implore her Pardon, to eipell her Griefs, to
vow eternal Love, eternal Truth.
IVel. And if ihe confents to ratify thofe Vows by marry-
ing Ha! heilarts; a crimfon Blufli o'erfpreads his guilty
Face. Wouldft thou again abufe my fond Credulity ? I here
renounce all Friendftiip with thee, and forbid all future Con-
verfe with my Silvia, If by my Content you ever fee her Face
again, may Heaven renounce me ; if to revenge her Wrongs
and punifh you, I fpare my felf, may ■
Sir John. O ftop thy Imprecations, thou rafti old Man; for
know, I cannot, wiir not live without my Silvia's Sight. Un-
fay what thou haft fworn 1 never will again abufe my
Truft. never again will I repeat my Offence,
Wel. With me you've finn'd paft all Forgivenefs.
Sir John. Tho' I ever lov'd thy charming Daughter, yet till
this Hour I never knew how much. Make me not defperate,
for if you do, by all the Pains I feel, there's no Revenge Co
cruel, but I'll purfue, to make thy Mifery, if pofiible, to equal
m ; ne ; ejecl thee from thy Farm; expofe thee to Want, and
Wrefchednefs, and —
Wel. Ha, ha, ha!
Sir John. Fury and Madnefs! my Submiffion rejected! my
Pains infulted ! and my juft Refentment laugh'd at !
A I R XLI. Gillian of Croydon.
aa^ ^ p ^ p
gy i M il^
flj^fe##^i^i il
Since you defpife my Power,
Tho' doubly prefid with Want and /fge, '
Vll make you curfe the fatal Hour,
You [corn* d my Love, and urg'd my Rage.
Shall I to my Vaffal bend 1 .
When the weak with the ftrong contend^
On his own Head he plucks the Ruin ;
So / my juft Revenge furjuing*
Will crup you. before I end,
AIR
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| Description | An opera. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn Fields. With the musick prefix'd to each song. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.149(2) |
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| Description | Containing 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 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.149(1-4) |
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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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