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S I Z V 1 A; Or,
SiL If Pity be a Weak'nefsj I am, fare, the weakeil of my Sex;
but yet I fear to fee him.
W<1. His bafe Attempt on thee, his avow'd Ave*(Ion to.
Marriage, and the Rout of the Daughter of that honeit Stranger
whom we entenain'd, ail fhew the Jaftice of thy Fear.
SiL That Men fhould know Vice to be an Evil, by the Pain
it gives, a'id yet crserifti rhe Monitor that deftroys their Peace!
Wei. I have fworn never (O expofe thee to be again infulted
by that licentious Man. Yet I cannot but wifli he had not
render'd himtelf utterly unworthy of thee. But I have given
him up. You (hall have ample Satisfaction for ail the Wrongs
you havefuffer'd.
Sri. If you can entertain a Thought of Vengeance, how are
you chang'd, my Father!
Wei. Hereafter thou wilt know me better.
SiL Whither have you fent the Stranger and his Wife? whi-
ther are you going with the People that you fent for ? O Sir,
forgive my Fears. Urg'd by your Love for me, you rufh on to
certain Ruin.
Wei. Whatever becomes of me, you are the Care of Heaven.
{Exit i
Sil. I never knew him tranfponed thus before. H<'s going
to Sir John, and will certainly provoke him to his Undoing,
lnftruft me, Heaven, what I (hall do to fave him.
AIR LII. When Flora (he had deck'd.
ipp gfe#^
gracious Heaven, lend a friendly Ray,
7*0 guide my Steps, in Darknefs loft ;
From Virtue'* s Precepts never let me ftray y
But guide mefafely thro y this dreary Coaft,
My

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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.