Songs of England. The book of English songs, ed. by C. MackayCharles Mackay Houlston & Wright, 65, Paternoster row, 1857 - 319 pages |
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... thing Oh , take me to your arms , my love Oh , the sweet Contentment · Old Tubal Cain was a man of might On a hill there grows a flower • On Richmond Hill there lives a lass Once did my Thoughts both ebb and flow Once I thought I could ...
... thing Oh , take me to your arms , my love Oh , the sweet Contentment · Old Tubal Cain was a man of might On a hill there grows a flower • On Richmond Hill there lives a lass Once did my Thoughts both ebb and flow Once I thought I could ...
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... things Under the Greenwood Tree Upon the Plains of Flanders . William Cowper • 178 " Antidote to Melancholy " 121 • William Shakspeare 266 Thomas Campbell 223 Waken , Lords and Ladies gay We be three poor xiv CONTENTS .
... things Under the Greenwood Tree Upon the Plains of Flanders . William Cowper • 178 " Antidote to Melancholy " 121 • William Shakspeare 266 Thomas Campbell 223 Waken , Lords and Ladies gay We be three poor xiv CONTENTS .
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... thing has been purchased at a price ridiculously low , to say that it has been bought " for a song . " On the other hand , there are people who somewhat overrate the value and importance of songs , and who repeat the phrase made popular ...
... thing has been purchased at a price ridiculously low , to say that it has been bought " for a song . " On the other hand , there are people who somewhat overrate the value and importance of songs , and who repeat the phrase made popular ...
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... things new - which was the dawn in him of music , poetry , and art — which made the face of nature radiant with purple light - the morning and the night varied enchantments . " Love is the fine spirit of song , and in all its Protean ...
... things new - which was the dawn in him of music , poetry , and art — which made the face of nature radiant with purple light - the morning and the night varied enchantments . " Love is the fine spirit of song , and in all its Protean ...
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... thing decays , Yet can I not remove : Alas , the while ! " She wept and wrung her hands withal , The tears fell on my neck ; She turn'd her face , and let them fall , And scarce therewith could speak : Alas , the while ! Her pains ...
... thing decays , Yet can I not remove : Alas , the while ! " She wept and wrung her hands withal , The tears fell on my neck ; She turn'd her face , and let them fall , And scarce therewith could speak : Alas , the while ! Her pains ...
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Abraham Newland ancient Bacchus ballads beauty born boys brave British grenadiers CHARLES DIBDIN CHARLES MACKAY charms chase cheer cold Crazy Jane cuckoo dance delight died doth drink England English melody eyes fair fear foes glee glory Hark Harry Carey hath heart Hearts of oak heav'n his soul heaven High trolollie hope horn hounds hunting JOHN jolly king kiss'd ladies land lass leather bottèl live Lord lover maid merrily merry mind morn music by Dr ne'er never night o'er old cap pleasure Poetry poor popular praise R. B. SHERIDAN Richmond Hill round row row Rule Britannia sail sailor ship sigh sing smile soldiers song Spanish Armada sport stanzas sung sweet Tally-ho tears tell thee There's thine Thomas Campbell thou true-love Twas Vicar of Bray wine wish in heav'n youth
Popular passages
Page 55 - TELL ME NOT, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more.
Page 202 - A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast ; And bends the gallant mast my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind...
Page 150 - WHY so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale?
Page 36 - Take, oh take those lips away, That so sweetly were forsworn; And those eyes, the break of day, Lights that do mislead the morn; But my kisses bring again, bring again, Seals of love, but seal'd in vain.
Page 88 - With coral clasps and amber studs — And if these pleasures may thee move, Come live with me and be my Love.
Page 67 - When lovely woman stoops to folly. And finds, too late, that men betray. What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away? The only art her guilt to cover. To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, — is to die.
Page 201 - THE SEA. The Sea ! the Sea ! the open Sea ! The blue, the fresh, the ever free ! Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth the earth's wide regions 'round ; It plays with the clouds ; it mocks the skies ; Or like a cradled creature lies.
Page 146 - Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death.
Page 43 - Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.
Page 178 - TOLL for the brave! The brave that are no more ! All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore ! Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset ; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete.