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Mild Ar— ca~ dians ever blooming , Nightly nodding o'erjrour Flocks,
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Thus, the Cyprian Go ddefs weeping,
Mourn d ADONIS Darling Youth;
Him., the Boar, iniUence creeping, <4 gj
Gor'd with unrelenting tooth •
CYNTHIA, tune harmonious Numbex^**"
Fair Difcretlon firing thy Lyre,
Sooth my ever waking {lumbers,
Bright APOLLO lend thy Choir.
Gloomy PLUTO, King of terrors,
Arm'd in Adamantine Chains;
Lead me to the Chryftal Mirrors.,
Watring foftElyfian Plains.
Mournful Cyprefs; verdant willow,
Gilding my AURELIA*s brow:.
MORPHEUS hov'ring o'er my Pillow >
Hear me pay my dying Vow.
I
Melancholly footh MEANDER,
Swiftly purling in a Round,
On thy Margin, Lovers wander.
With thy flow'ry Chapletts Crownd.
Thus, when PHILLOMELLA drooping.
Softly feeks fome filent Mate;
See the Bird of JUNO hooping.*
Melody refigns to Fate*
Mild Ar— ca~ dians ever blooming , Nightly nodding o'erjrour Flocks,
~4h
1 1 r j ffr ,i x^t jfap
fei fe^^
Seeing we#-ry days con, fu.ming> Ajlbeneath^on flow'ry Rocks.
^»
gWP>
ffl
Thus, the Cyprian Go ddefs weeping,
Mourn d ADONIS Darling Youth;
Him., the Boar, iniUence creeping, <4 gj
Gor'd with unrelenting tooth •
CYNTHIA, tune harmonious Numbex^**"
Fair Difcretlon firing thy Lyre,
Sooth my ever waking {lumbers,
Bright APOLLO lend thy Choir.
Gloomy PLUTO, King of terrors,
Arm'd in Adamantine Chains;
Lead me to the Chryftal Mirrors.,
Watring foftElyfian Plains.
Mournful Cyprefs; verdant willow,
Gilding my AURELIA*s brow:.
MORPHEUS hov'ring o'er my Pillow >
Hear me pay my dying Vow.
I
Melancholly footh MEANDER,
Swiftly purling in a Round,
On thy Margin, Lovers wander.
With thy flow'ry Chapletts Crownd.
Thus, when PHILLOMELLA drooping.
Softly feeks fome filent Mate;
See the Bird of JUNO hooping.*
Melody refigns to Fate*
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > British musical miscellany, or, The delightful grove > Volumes 5-6 > (172) Page 4 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.171b |
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| Description | Being a collection of celebrated English, and Scotch songs, by the best masters. Set for the violin, German flute, the common flute, and harpsichord. Engraven in a fair character, and carefully corrected. London : Printed for & sold by I. Walsh, [1734-37]. 6 volumes in 3. For voice and continuo; part for flute at end of most songs. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.171-171b |
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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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