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244 A C O L L E C T I O N
For furely fhe was made for thee.
And thou to blefs this- charming creature.
So mild your look", your cbilc^ren tbence
Will early learn the tafk of dury s
The boys" with all ibcir faih^r'e fei^.fe,
The girls with all their mothet's beauty.
Chorus.
O how charming to inherit
At once fuch graces and fuch fpirit !
Thus, while you live, may fortune give
Each bleffiiig equal to your merit.
SONG CCLXXIII.
BENEATH a beech's grateful fliade
Young Colin lay complaining ;
He figh'd, and feem'd to love a maid^
Without hopes of obtaining ;
For thus the fwain indulg'd his grief,
Tho' pity cannot move thee,
Tho' thy hard heart gives, no relief^
Yet, Peggy I muft love thee.
Say, Peggy, what has Colin done
That thus you cruelly ufe him *
If love's a fault, 'tis that alone
For which you fliou'd escufe him :
'Tvvas thy dear felf firil raib\4 this flame^
This fire, by which I l^nguifli ,-
'Tis thou aione can quench the fame.
And cool its fcorching angnifh.
For thee I leave the fportive plain,
Where every maid invites m.e.
For thee, fole canfe of all my pain.
For thee that only fights m.e ;
This love that fires my faithfu! hearty.
j&y all but thee's commended,
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