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44-2 CALLIOPE : OR THE
Every ifland's but a prifon,
Strongly guarded by the fea :
Kings and princes, for that reafonj
Pris'ners are as well as we.
What was't made great Alexander
Weep at his unfriendly fate ?
'Twas becaufe he could not wander
Beyond the world's ftrong prifon-gate.
The world itfelf is flrongly bounded
By the heavens and itars above :
Why fhould we then be confounded,
Since there's nothing free but love ?
.«-* .«..«..4.,«..«..<..<..*£jv.>,»..>. >•>•>■ >• >• i"
SONG CCXXXIX.
BELIEVE MY SIGHS.
-w-
Believe myfighs, my tears, my dear, Be - lieve a
-M--
heart you've won ; Believe my vows to youfincere, Or.
EEEESEEtEEl
Jenny, Pm undone. You fay Pw fickle, and apt
i
to change At ev y - ryface tbafsnew: Of all the girls
Every ifland's but a prifon,
Strongly guarded by the fea :
Kings and princes, for that reafonj
Pris'ners are as well as we.
What was't made great Alexander
Weep at his unfriendly fate ?
'Twas becaufe he could not wander
Beyond the world's ftrong prifon-gate.
The world itfelf is flrongly bounded
By the heavens and itars above :
Why fhould we then be confounded,
Since there's nothing free but love ?
.«-* .«..«..4.,«..«..<..<..*£jv.>,»..>. >•>•>■ >• >• i"
SONG CCXXXIX.
BELIEVE MY SIGHS.
-w-
Believe myfighs, my tears, my dear, Be - lieve a
-M--
heart you've won ; Believe my vows to youfincere, Or.
EEEESEEtEEl
Jenny, Pm undone. You fay Pw fickle, and apt
i
to change At ev y - ryface tbafsnew: Of all the girls
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Calliope, or, The musical miscellany > (460) Page 442 - Believe my sighs |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/91491989 |
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| Description | A select collection of the most approved English, Scots, and Irish songs, set to music. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.159 |
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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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