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THE CHARMS OF MELODY.
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Songs of Shepherds.
SONGS of ftiepherds in ruftical roundelays,
Form'cl on fancy, and whiftled on reeds,
[ Sung to folace young nymphs upon holidays,
Are too unworthy for wonderful deeds :
Sottifh Silenus, to Phoebus the eenius,
- Was lent by dame Venus, a fong to prepare,
In phrafe nicely coin'd, and verfe quite refin'd,
I How the States Divine hunted the hare.
Stars, qiiite tired with paftimes Olympical,
Stars and planets, that beautiful flione,
Could no longer endure tliat men only fliould
Kevel in pleafures, and. they but look on ;
Round about horned I,ucina they fwarm'd.
And quickly infovm'd her how minded they were;
Each god and goddefs, to take human bodies,
J. As lords and ladies, to follow the hare.
Chafte Diana applauded the motion,
And pale Proferpine fat down in her place,
To guide the welkin, and govern l1ie ocean.
While Dian cor.duSled Jier nephews in chace.
By her example, their father to trample.
The earth old and ample, they foon leave the air:
Neptune the water, and wine Liber pater,
And Mars the llaughter, to follow the hare.
Young god, Cupid, was mounted on Pegafus,
Borrow'd o' the Mufes, with kilTes and prayers;
Stern Alcides, upon cloudy Caucafus,
Mounted a Centaur, that proudly him bears.
The poftillion of the iky, mimble-heel'd Mercury,
Made his fwift courfer fly fleet as the air ;
While tuneful Apollo the pailime did follow.
To whoop and to hollow, boys, after the hare.
Drowned NarciiTus, from his metamorpholis,
Rousd by Echo, new manhood did take,;
Snoring Somnus upftarted from Cim'ries,
Before, for a thoufand years he didn't awake ;
There was lame club-footecf Mulciber booted,
And Pan too promoted on Corydon's mare ;
Eolus flouted ; and with mirthMomus ftiouted,
While wife Pallas pouted, yet foUow'd the hare.
■Grave Hymen ufhers the Lady Aftrea,
The humour took hold of.Latona the cold,
Ceres the brov.'n too with bright Cytherea,
And Thetis the wanton, Bellona the bold,
Shame-tac'd Aurora, with witty Pandora,
And Maya with Flora did company bear;
But Juno was ftated too highto be mated,
Altho,' fir, fhe hated not hunting the hare.
Three brov/n bowls of Olympical neflar.
The Troy-born boy^now prefents on his knee ;
Jove to Phoebus caroufes in nedar,
And Phoebus to Hermes, and Hermes to me ;
Wherewith infufed, I piped and mufed.
In language unufed, their fports to declare,
Till the vaft houfe of Jove, like the bright fpheres
did move.
Health to all thofe who love huntin g the hare.
Bacchus, Jove's delightful Boy.
BACCHUS, Jove's delightful boy,
Gen'rous god of-wine and joy,
Hill exhilarates my foul
kVith the rapcur^s of the bowl.
Phen wi(h feather'd feet I bound,
Dancing in a feitive round ;
rhen I feel in fparkling v/ine,
jPraiifports delicate, divine.
Then the fprightly mufic warms.;
long delights, and beauty charmsi
debonair, aid light, and gay,~
Thus I dance the hours away.
Lingo's Wedding.
AIR—" Pujh about the Jorum."
/^NCE more, good friends, Lingo appears,
^^ His heart with joy elate, fir,
In fpite of all rude Cudden's fneers,
I ne'er repine at fate, fir ;
For Cowflip is my wedded wife,
I am a happy komtis.
And live a multious tonus life,
In Domino Felix's domus !
We tripp'd to church, fo blithe and gay.
Our hearts were void of care, fir,
Farmer Stump he led the way,
And Cudden too, was there, fir,
Cowflip fhe was dreft fo neat.
White mittens on her manus.
The bcUa mulier look'd fo fweet
And lovely as a canus.
The ceremony foon was o'er,
And then magnus and fmall, fir,
With joy and glee ftraight did repair.
To Dcmine Felix'% hall, fir,
A honus dinner was prepar'd,
Which foon was let before e'm ;
The rufiic fwains ne'er better far'd,
And I fung rorutii coram.
Farmer Stump cry'd out " encore,"
(Clafping his jug of fiingo)
" Such finging ne'er was heard before ;
" Braveffimo ! good Lingo!"
Then, by delire, I fung " bow, bow;"
The farmer rofe to fpeak, fir.
And in a paffion faid, as how
He wafn't fond of Greek, fir.
Each ^owKs in mj praife did ring,
We all were lomewhat mellow;
I aflr'd my Cowflip for to fing.
She gave " the, charming fellow. i.
A latin epitaph I fung,
Expreflive of my joys, fir,
With acclamations the hall rung.
In giving me applaufe, fir.
The ev'ning now was far advanc'd.
We bid the fwains good night, fir,
Away they all together danc'd,
Each heart beat with delight, fir.
If you acquit me with applaufe,
'Twill cheer me with my ftingo ;
I hope you all will back my caufe,
And wifh fuccefs to Lingo.
The Precious Goblet. ,
SEE! the jolly god appears I
In his hand the bowl he rears I
Quaffing, let me drown my care,
And all thy noble fpirit fhare.
Precious goblet ! cup divine i
Let me quaff thy rofy wine.
Let my hoary honours grow,
Wrinkles trefpafs on my brow.
Let them come, prepar'd I ftand, ,,
And grafp my goblet in my hand.
Precious goblet, t5"c
Cupid, in my youthful hour,
Led me captive of his pow'r ;
Now, with branches from the vine,
I guard me from his dart diviner
Prectoas gohht, tSor
Bacchus! jolly gnd, appear!
None but choiceft friends are here;
pierce thy oldeft, deepefV cafk.
And let us drain the^ frequent flafl.'-
Precious gohlet, i^c