The musical miscellany : being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters . When Phcbe went with me where ever I went; I: Ten thoufand fcft Pleafurcs I felt in my Breaft. Sure, never fond Shepherd like \Colm was bleft! But now fhe is gone, and has left me behind, FN 4«w k^jr<3f—1-J—1 /— What a marvelous Change on a fudden I find? PI When Things were as fine as coud pofilbly be, I thought twas the Spring; but alas! it was She. With SONGS. 89 With fuch a Companion, to tend a few Sheep,To rife up and play, or to lye down and fleep,I was fo good-humou
The musical miscellany : being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters . When Phcbe went with me where ever I went; I: Ten thoufand fcft Pleafurcs I felt in my Breaft. Sure, never fond Shepherd like \Colm was bleft! But now fhe is gone, and has left me behind, FN 4«w k^jr<3f—1-J—1 /— What a marvelous Change on a fudden I find? PI When Things were as fine as coud pofilbly be, I thought twas the Spring; but alas! it was She. With SONGS. 89 With fuch a Companion, to tend a few Sheep,To rife up and play, or to lye down and fleep,I was fo good-humourd, fo chearful and gay,My Heart was as light as a Feather all day. But now I fo crofs and fo peevifti am grown,So ftrangely uneafy as never was known;My Fair one is gone, and my Joys are all drownd,And my Heart - lam fure it weighs more than a Pound. ? The Fountain that wont to run fweetly along,And dance to foft Murmurs the Pebbles among,Thou knowUt, little Cupid, if Phebe was there,Twas Pleafure to look at, twas Mufick to hear;But now (he is a^fent, I walk by its Side,And, ftill as it murmurs, do nothing but chide;Muft you be fo chearful, while I go in Pain?Peace there with your Bubbling, and he
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