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Soon as the welcorne fpring (hall chcar
With genial warmth the drooping year,
I'll tell upon the topmoft fpray^
Thy Tweeter notes iinprovM my lay,
And in my prifon iearn'd from thee
To warble forth fweet liberty.
Wafte not on we an nfelefs care,,
That kind concern let Screphon Oiare f
Slight are my furrows, {light my ills,
To thofe which he poor captive feels.
Who kept in hopeiefs bonds by thee.
Yet ft rives not for his liberty,
SONG CGLXI.
Cupid Triumphant.
NQW's the time for mirth and, glee.
Sing and love, and laugh with me j
Cupid is my theme of (iury,.
Tis hisgodfhip's praife and glory.
How all yield inlo^ his law.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
OVr the g^-ave, and ©"^er the gay,,
Cupid takes his fhare of play :
He makes, heroes quit their glory.
He's the god moft fam'd in llory j
Bcnd.Htj thsn into his law.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha^ &a«
S-y the urchin deals his darts^
Without pity piercing hearts :
Cupid triumph* over paflions, .^
Not regarding modes or fafliions,,
Firmly lix'd is Cupid's law.
Ha, ha^ ha, hit, ha^ Im,
Soon as the welcorne fpring (hall chcar
With genial warmth the drooping year,
I'll tell upon the topmoft fpray^
Thy Tweeter notes iinprovM my lay,
And in my prifon iearn'd from thee
To warble forth fweet liberty.
Wafte not on we an nfelefs care,,
That kind concern let Screphon Oiare f
Slight are my furrows, {light my ills,
To thofe which he poor captive feels.
Who kept in hopeiefs bonds by thee.
Yet ft rives not for his liberty,
SONG CGLXI.
Cupid Triumphant.
NQW's the time for mirth and, glee.
Sing and love, and laugh with me j
Cupid is my theme of (iury,.
Tis hisgodfhip's praife and glory.
How all yield inlo^ his law.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
OVr the g^-ave, and ©"^er the gay,,
Cupid takes his fhare of play :
He makes, heroes quit their glory.
He's the god moft fam'd in llory j
Bcnd.Htj thsn into his law.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha^ &a«
S-y the urchin deals his darts^
Without pity piercing hearts :
Cupid triumph* over paflions, .^
Not regarding modes or fafliions,,
Firmly lix'd is Cupid's law.
Ha, ha^ ha, hit, ha^ Im,
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91313506 |
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| Description | Being a select collection of the most admired and favourite Scots and English songs, cantatas, &c. Edinburgh : printed for A. Brown, 1782. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.85 |
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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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