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Gafpaio. In a trial of who can trick beft,
While fo certain is each to fucceed,
And becomes of the other the jeft ;
Then to cheat is a pleafure indeed.
All. In a trial, &c.
AIR, Guillermo.
THERE, the moon-filver'd waters roam,
And wanton o'er the unfteady fand,
Spangling with their ftarry foam,
The tow'ring clift that guards the land.
There, the fcreaming fea bird flits,
Dips in the wave his dufky form ;
Or on the rocking turret fits,
Th' exulting Daemon of the ftorm.
There, as village legends tell,
Many a fhipwreck'd fea-man's ghoft
Liftens to the diflant knell,
When midnight glooms the fatal coaft.
AIR. Fabullna.
A faucy knave who pafs'd the door^
Wou'd needs, forfooth, make love to me;
But, as I've often faid before,
You know, Sir, that muft never be.
Of flames and darts, defpair and death,
In vain declaim'd the filly youth ;
I laugh'd 'till almoft out of breath,
Believe me, Sir, I tell you truth.
I frown-