Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical MeritR.H. Evans, 1810 - 352 pages |
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... shade me with cypress and yew , And when she looks down on my grave Let her own that her shepherd was true . Then to her new love let her go , And deck her in golden array , Be finest at every fine show , And frolic it all the long day ...
... shade me with cypress and yew , And when she looks down on my grave Let her own that her shepherd was true . Then to her new love let her go , And deck her in golden array , Be finest at every fine show , And frolic it all the long day ...
Page 65
... shade I lay , The maid that I lov'd , As her fancy mov'd , Came walking forth that way . And as she passed by , With a scornful glance of her eye , What a shame , quoth she , For a swain must it be , Like a lazy loon for to lie ? And ...
... shade I lay , The maid that I lov'd , As her fancy mov'd , Came walking forth that way . And as she passed by , With a scornful glance of her eye , What a shame , quoth she , For a swain must it be , Like a lazy loon for to lie ? And ...
Page 66
... my fortune frown , And deny thee a silken gown ; My own dear maid , Be content with this shade , T And a shepherd all thy own . 3378gong vfloud woll bag or good raved Sa THE DESPONDING SHEPHERD . [ PRIOR . ] ALEXIS shunn'd 669 BALLADS ...
... my fortune frown , And deny thee a silken gown ; My own dear maid , Be content with this shade , T And a shepherd all thy own . 3378gong vfloud woll bag or good raved Sa THE DESPONDING SHEPHERD . [ PRIOR . ] ALEXIS shunn'd 669 BALLADS ...
Page 75
... shade , In sighs to pour his soften'd soul The midnight mourner stray'd . His cheeks , where love with beauty glow'd , A deadly pale o'ercast ; So fades the fresh rose in its prime , Before the northern blast , The parents now , with ...
... shade , In sighs to pour his soften'd soul The midnight mourner stray'd . His cheeks , where love with beauty glow'd , A deadly pale o'ercast ; So fades the fresh rose in its prime , Before the northern blast , The parents now , with ...
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... 'd Her lover's fun'ral song . Amid the falling gloom of night , Her startling fancy found In every bush his hovering shade , His groan in every sound . Alone , appall'd , thus had she pass'd The visionary 76 BALLADS AND.
... 'd Her lover's fun'ral song . Amid the falling gloom of night , Her startling fancy found In every bush his hovering shade , His groan in every sound . Alone , appall'd , thus had she pass'd The visionary 76 BALLADS AND.
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