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MUSICAL MT'CFLLANY. 5y
Oft in the thick embow'ring groves,
Where birds their rnufic chirp aloud,
Alternately they fing their loves,
And Fortha's fair meanders view'd.
The meadows wore a general fmile,
Love was our banquet all the while ;
The lovely p rofpecl: charm'd the eye,
To where the ocean met the Iky.
Once on the graffy bank reclin'd,
Where Forth ran by in murmurs deep.
It was my happy chance to find
The charming Mary lull'd afleep.
My heart then leap'd with inward blifs,
I foftly ftoop'd and ftole a kifs ;
She wak'd, fhe blufh'd, and gently blam'd,
" Why, Danton ! are yoa not afham'd :"
Ye fylvan Powers, ye Rural Gods,
To whom we f wains our cares impart,
Reftore me to theft blefs'd abodes,
And eafe, oh ! eafe my love-fick heart :
Thefe happy days again reftore,
When Mall and I iliall part no more ;
When fiie fhall fill thefe longing arm?,
And crown my blifs with ail her jcharme.