The musical miscellany : being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters . ri blooming Sylvias Love; To evry Stream he tells his Pain, His Care to evry Grove. Whilft tender Sylvias panting Breaft For fcornful Acron burns, Proud Acron flights her de-fend Requefl, And all her Favours fcorns. SONGS. S7 {To the Second Part of the Tune.~\Let evry Nymph, that flights her Swain, Still meet with Sylvias Fate;And, when fhe feels her Lovers Pain, Her own Example hate. L jR?r 58 DESPAIRING SHEP 4 The Sun was funk be-neath the Hills, ^^^^^ The
The musical miscellany : being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters . ri blooming Sylvias Love; To evry Stream he tells his Pain, His Care to evry Grove. Whilft tender Sylvias panting Breaft For fcornful Acron burns, Proud Acron flights her de-fend Requefl, And all her Favours fcorns. SONGS. S7 {To the Second Part of the Tune.~\Let evry Nymph, that flights her Swain, Still meet with Sylvias Fate;And, when fhe feels her Lovers Pain, Her own Example hate. L jR?r 58 DESPAIRING SHEP 4 The Sun was funk be-neath the Hills, ^^^^^ The Weftern Clouds were edgd with Gold; The Sky was clear, the Winds were ftill, 1 The Flocks were pennd within their Fold: When, from the Silence of the Grove, 41 |jjfe± Poor Damon thus defpaird of Love; Poor Damon thus defpaird of Love. Who SONGS. Who feeks to pluck the fragrant RofeFrom the bare Rock, or oozy Beach; Who, from each barren Weed that grows,Expeds the Grape, and blufhing Peach; With equal Faith may hope to find The Truth of Love in Truth, &c. I have no Flocks, nor fleecy Care,No Fields that fhine wirh golden Grain, Nor Meadows green, nor Gardens fair,Of Virgins venal Hearts to gain; Then all in vain my Sighs muft prove, For I, alas! am nought but /, &c. How wretched is the faithful Youth,Since Womens Hearts are bought and fold; They ask not Vows of facred Truth;Wheneer they figh, they figh for Gold. Gold can the Frowns of Scorn remove; But I, alas! am nought
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