Fond Shepherd,The. JBa.86

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Notes

1 - Shown as two quavers 2 - bar line not shown 3 - bar line shown here

Source

Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762.

History

virtue sink down by her side.

sick of her tide()::must religion expire on the ground::and shall

road::Must the Arts be all scattered around::and must commerce grow

be all stopt in each shed::and the ships be all moored in each

pastures be led::and the herds go wild straying abroad::must the looms

the dance on the green be no more.V2 Must the flocks from their

pastimes be o'er::must the taber the taber no more strike the ear::must

through the day::But Oh what a scene must appear::must the sweet rural

gay::That each night they went early to rest::And they merrily sung

My fond shepherds of late were so blest::The nymphs were so happy and

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X: 87
T:Fond Shepherd,The. JBa.86
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:90
S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762.
R:Air
O:England
A:Carlisle
N:1 - Shown as two quavers 2 - bar line not shown 3 - bar line shown here
H:My fond shepherds of late were so blest::The nymphs were so happy and
H:gay::That each night they went early to rest::And they merrily sung
H:through the day::But Oh what a scene must appear::must the sweet rural
H:pastimes be o'er::must the taber the taber no more strike the ear::must
H:the dance on the green be no more.V2 Must the flocks from their
H:pastures be led::and the herds go wild straying abroad::must the looms
H:be all stopt in each shed::and the ships be all moored in each
H:road::Must the Arts be all scattered around::and must commerce grow
H:sick of her tide()::must religion expire on the ground::and shall
H:virtue sink down by her side.
Z:vmp.C.Graebe.
K:A minor
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