The Scots musical museum . 9 m Her Abfence will not alter me <M—r—I—!?*—0~wr •* £ £ % M-JiJ J s^t &ms£ *7\ -(*- Though diftant far from Jf fsy s charms, I ftretch in vain my longing p£^ Andante m 6 6 crgjjjiJScartef^i *==*¥ arms,Though parted by the d(fps of fea, Her abfence fhall not alter me. ^^ W=+ m ?Hr*. A fairer face, a fweeter fmile,Tnconftant lovers may beguile,But to my lafs Ill conftant be,Nor fhall her abfence alter laid on Indias burning coaft,Or on the wide Atlantic toft,My mind from Love no Powr could could her abfence alter me. See how the flowr that courts
The Scots musical museum . 9 m Her Abfence will not alter me <M—r—I—!?*—0~wr •* £ £ % M-JiJ J s^t &ms£ *7\ -(*- Though diftant far from Jf fsy s charms, I ftretch in vain my longing p£^ Andante m 6 6 crgjjjiJScartef^i *==*¥ arms,Though parted by the d(fps of fea, Her abfence fhall not alter me. ^^ W=+ m ?Hr*. A fairer face, a fweeter fmile,Tnconftant lovers may beguile,But to my lafs Ill conftant be,Nor fhall her abfence alter laid on Indias burning coaft,Or on the wide Atlantic toft,My mind from Love no Powr could could her abfence alter me. See how the flowr that courts the fun,Purfue8 him till his race is run!See how the needle feeks the Pole,Nor diftance can its powr controuliShall lifelefs flowrs the fun purfue,The needle to the Pole prove true;Like them fhall I not faithfurbe,Or fhall her abfence alter me? Afk, who has feen the turtle doveUnfaithful to its marrow prove?Or who the bleating ewe has feenDefert her lambkin on the green?Shall beafts and birds, inferior farTo us, difpkiv their love and care?Shall they in Union fwe-et agree,And fhall her abfence alter me? For Conq ring Love is ftrong as Death,Like vehment flames his poWrful breath,Thro floods unmovd his courfe he thro the Seas devouring veh ment flames my bofom burn,Unchangd they bla/e
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