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THE CHARMS OF MELODY.
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The Mulberry Tree.
BEHOLD this fair goblet — 'twas carv'd from
the tree,
W hich, oh ! my fweet Shakefpear, was planted by
thee :
As a relic I kifs it, and bow at thy flirine ;
What comes from ih/ hand muft be e^el• divine.
All Jhatt yield to the Malterry Tree ;
' Bend to thee,
Blejs d Nhdbcvy I
M-atchlefi was he
M'^io plar.te.i the —
And thou^ like Jihfi, immortal JJxill be ■
Ye trees of the toreft, fo rampant and high,
Who fjiread round your branches, whofe heads
fweep the (ky ;
Ye curious exotics, whom tafte has brought here
To root out the natives, at prices fo dear.
; All JmII yield, &c.
The oak is held royal — is Britain's great boaft—
Preferv'd once our king, and will always ourcoaft:
Of , the fir we make fhips ; there are thoulands that
/ fight —
Biit one, only one, lik cmr Shakefj>ear can write.
All J^all yield, &c.
Let Venus delight in iier gay myrtle bow'rs —
Pomona in fruit trees — and Flora in flow'rs;
The garden of Shakefpear all fancies will fuit,
Witk.the fweeteft of flow'rs, and the faireft of
fruit. All Jhall yield, &c-
With learning and knowledge the well letter'd
birch
Supplies law and phyfic, and grace for the church-,
But law and tfie gofpel in Shakefpear we find-
He gives the beft phjfic for body and mind.
All JmU yield, &c.
The fame of the patron gives fame to the tree ;
From him and his merits this takes its degree :
Give Phoebus and Bacchus their laurel and vine—
The tree of our Shakefpear is Hill more divine.
All Jhall yield, ^c^
As the genius of Shakefpear outfliines the bright
day,
More rapture than whie to the heart can eonvey ;
So the tree which he planted, by making his own,
Has the laurel and bays, and the vine all in one.
' All Jhall yield, &c.
Then each take a relic of this hollow tree.^
From folly and faftiion a charm let it be.
Let's fill to the Planter the cup to the brim-
To honour your country^ do honour to him.
All Jhall yield, Sfc
Let Fame found her Trumpet.
LET Fame found her trumpet, and cry to the
"war ;
Let glory, let glory re-echo the ftrain :
• The full tide of honour may flow from the fear.
And heroes may fmile, may fmile at their pain ;
The treafures of autumn let Bacchus difplay.
And ftagger about with his bowl ; -
On Science l«t Sol beam the luftreof dav,
And Wifdom give life to the foul.
Let India unfold her rich gems to my view,
Each virtue, each virtue, each joy to improve-
But, give me the friend that I know to be true
And the fair that I tenderly, tenderly love.
What's glory but pride ? a vain bubble is fame,
And riot's tlie pleafure of wine :
What's riches but trouble ? and title's a name,
Eut Friendflilp and Love are divine.
The Stay Maker.
GAD-a-inercy — devil's in me —
411 the danifels wift to win me ;
All the darafels, all the damfe'.s vvifli to win me;
Like a may-pole round me clulter,
Hanging -garland, fufs and flufter,
Lilting, CHj)'ririg, gri lining, fniiiking,
Pouting, bobliint^, w inkiti^, jfrkirig',
Cocking bills up, chins u[) perking;
Kates anil i.ettics.
Polls and Lillys —
All Mere doaiing, genilo creatures,
On thefe fcaiilrcs.
To their aprons all would pin me.
Gad-a mercy — devil's in me —
All the ladies u ifli to win me.
Pretty damfeh — ugly dam- feU — Hack hair'd damjch
red hair'd damfcL — Jix fwt damfcis -^^ three Jwt
damfeh — pals fac'd dumftU—pUm:]) facd d.,mfels~~
fmalllcgd da?nfch — thick leg d darnjih — dainty dam •
fd; — 'dczudy damfeh — pretty, ugly, ilaek hair d, Jix-
foot, three foot, poJe-fac'd, plump fac'd, Jmall leg' d,
thick-lcg'd. dowdy ; duinty-^all run, all run, after tne-,
Jir :
For when pretty feUo7vs we,
Pretty maids are frank and fret;
Arefravk and free.
Gad-a-mercy — devil's in me
All the ladies wifh to wifli me ;
All the ladies, all the ladies wife to win me ;
For their flays taking meafure —
Taking meafure, oh \ the pUalure ;
Taking meafure, taking meafave.
Oh I the pleafure.
Oh ! fuch ten'pting looks they give me,
W^ifhing of ray heart to nim me —
Pat and cry^" you devil. Jemmy."
Pretty Indies— ugly ladies, C'c.
A Sailor's Life at Sea.
WHEN the anchor's weigh'd, and the Hiip's
unmoord.
And landlmen lai< behind, fir;
The failor joyful fkips aboard.
And, Iwearing, prays for a wind, fir -.
Tozving here — y^hoing there —
Steadily readily, cheerily, merrily ;
Still from care and thinking Jhe—
Is afailpr's lij'e atfea.
When we fail with a frefh'ning breeze.
And landimen all grow fick, fir.
The failor lolls with his mind at eafe.
And the fong and the can go quick, fir :
Laughing here— quaffing there— Jhadily, &c.
When the wind at night whiftles o'er the deep,
And fings to laridfmen dreary,
The iailor fearlefs goes to fleep,
Or takes his watch moft cheery:
Boozing here —fnoozing there— ftadily , &c.
When the fky grows black, and the wind blows
hard,
And landfmen fcullt be!ow, fir,
Jack mounts up to the topftil ya.-d,
And turns his quid as he goes, fir :
Haw.'ir.g here— iawlitig there, &c-
When the foaming waves run mountains hish.
And landlmen cry, " all's gcr^s," fir,
And the failor hangs 'twist lea and iky,
And jokes with Davy Tones, fir ;
Dajhing here— cUfnir.g there— feadi'Ly, Qfc
When the fhip (d'ye fee) becomes a wreck,
And landfmen hoift the boat, fir.
The failor fcorns to quit the deck, Pj
W hile a fingle plank's a-float, fir :
Swearing here- teavir.g thert—Jmd'Jy, &«'