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BC.768.097
3-10 Oct 1768:3901,3902,3903 (1/43)
An elegant Pastoral Ballad, in four parts.
Written by William Shenstone, Esq;
. . . [1 line by Virgil]
Ye shepherds so cheerful and gay,
Whose flocks never carelessly roam;
Should Corydon's happen to stray,
Oh! Call the poor wanderers home.
. . . [4 more lines in verse, 26 more verses, including
the following musical references:]
May I lose both my pipe and my crook. . .
I could lay down my life for the swain
That will sing but a song in her praise.
When he sings, may the nymphs of the town
Come trooping, and listen the while; . . .
And his pipe--oh may Phillis beware
Of a magic there is in the sound.
. . . [several more references to shepherd's song]
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