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4 The FILLAGE OPERA. Aft I.
Two Daifies were her Eyes ;
Her Breafts infweHhg Mufirooms rife;
Her Waift^ the fir eight and upright Fir;
But all her Heart was Cucumber,
And what could I do ? Love, that is, Idlenefs, was in pofTef-
iion of me; my Strawberries were unwater'd, the Melons
dropt from their Vines, and the young Orange-trees were un-
houfed; nothing flouriflied in my Garden while this young
Wench was in my Head. Co//», this is your Cafe, the Flow-
ers in yon Parterre wither for want of Water, the Rofes and
Lillies periOi without Moifture.
AIR IV. Grand Lewis^ let thy Pride be abated, ^c.
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Colin. Tqu complain of your Rofes and Lillies ;
No Rofes or Li Hies I mind.
But thf)fe on the Face of my Philiis,
But thofe of my Philiis unkind i
Forgive then an amorous Paffiony
Since each Man on this Occafion
Is at once both Idle and Blind.
Luc. 7'hefe Rofes and Lillies^
Thefe Fq/ies of Phillis
^re merely a fanciful. Surt ;
I'kh
Two Daifies were her Eyes ;
Her Breafts infweHhg Mufirooms rife;
Her Waift^ the fir eight and upright Fir;
But all her Heart was Cucumber,
And what could I do ? Love, that is, Idlenefs, was in pofTef-
iion of me; my Strawberries were unwater'd, the Melons
dropt from their Vines, and the young Orange-trees were un-
houfed; nothing flouriflied in my Garden while this young
Wench was in my Head. Co//», this is your Cafe, the Flow-
ers in yon Parterre wither for want of Water, the Rofes and
Lillies periOi without Moifture.
AIR IV. Grand Lewis^ let thy Pride be abated, ^c.
i^^f^mi,^'^^ ^
IK, rS; ,\, , I . 1
-_ ^.-SL^ Cb ^ ' ^
mmmm ^^
^j^f^aeJJafeg^^^
Colin. Tqu complain of your Rofes and Lillies ;
No Rofes or Li Hies I mind.
But thf)fe on the Face of my Philiis,
But thofe of my Philiis unkind i
Forgive then an amorous Paffiony
Since each Man on this Occafion
Is at once both Idle and Blind.
Luc. 7'hefe Rofes and Lillies^
Thefe Fq/ies of Phillis
^re merely a fanciful. Surt ;
I'kh
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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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