THE WOLF. down-y sleep; Then our careful watch we keep, Then our care-ful watch we keep; rob, and plunder; to rifle, rob, and plun-der; to rifle, rob, and plan-der. Or be deaf when her plaintive appealings for your coun-try to die! die! Yes, cheerfully die! die! Yes! O! how base and degraded the feelings That would shrink from her accents of gloom, THE SAVOYARD'S RETURN. The Words by Henry Kirke White; the Music by J. Addison.-Published by Cramer, Addison, and Beale. Allegretto. ma-ny a tale of what I've heard Shall wear a-way the winter Of distant climes the false report eve. The chamois skipping o'er the heights, The plain adorn'd with many a flock, And oh! a thousand more delights, That grace yon dear belov'd retreat, Andante. THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET. The Music by Frederic Smith. 脚 i-ron-bound bucket, The moss-cover'd bucket, which hung in the well, That moss-cover'd vessel I hail as a treasure, POOR MR. SPRIGGS. The Words by Thomas Dibdin; the Music by W. Reeve. Allegretto. please the pigs. Poor Mister Spriggs! She lov'd silver muslin, French lace, and rich stuffs, Mr. Spriggs and his wife fell out one night, She ran to the river, but when she walk'd in, O, poor Mis-ter Spriggs! A fisherman saw her, and thought she'd be wet,- Poor Mr. Spriggs! Took her home half drown'd to her anxious dear, Who cried, when he saw she was looking so queer 'Pray, sir, why the devil did you interfere With poor Mrs. Spriggs.' O, poor Mr. Spriggs! THE HUMBLE THATCH'D COTTAGE, IN THE VILLAGE OF Andante Affetuoso. LOVE. Written by a Gentleman; the Music by J. Sanderson. Far re-mov'd from the town, From its splen-dour and noise, Tho' for-tune may frown, It our peace ne'er destroys; Con-vinc'd that true plea-sure we only can prove, At the hum-ble thatch'd cottage, In the vil-lage of Love; The hum-ble thatch'd cottage, The The humble thatch'd cot-tage, In the village of Love. hum-ble thatch'd cot-tage, Honour dwelt in the breast of my parents, tho' poor; Unreliev'd the distress'd never went from the door; By which means alone, we true happiness prove, At the humble thatch'd cottage, in the village of Love. Surrounded by suitors, they choose me a youth, At the humble thatch'd cottage, in the village of Love. DER TRINKER, THE TIPPLER. The Poetry translated from the German of Langbein; the Music by C. Walther. I and my bottle, we'-re always u-1 Though by mis-for-tune my hopes should be blighted, Soothingly still talks my bottle to me. Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck! Some, by delusive love's pleasure enchanted, Blindly to woman's fair standard have sworn; But, when they think love and faith would be granted, Sadly they'll meet with derision and scorn, Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck Always speaks clearly, [cluck cluck cluck Gently and dearly, And is far sweeter than love or good luck! Should dark'ning tempest obscure all my pleasure, Threat'ning the blossoms of peace to destroy, Quickly I'll hasten-and 'tis my sole measureTo my sweet bottle for comfort and joy Moor and Cal muc! Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck! These whispers hearing, Destiny's surges I brave like the rock! Till life's enchanting scenes fail to my sight, And, in my last and sad dwelling, for ever, Horrible thirst joins with darkness and night. Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck Tones so endearing [cluck cluck cluck! Never more hearing, When my last day's parting knell shall have struck. Moderato. TAK YER AULD CLOAK ABOOT YE. In win-ter, when the rain rain'd cauld, And frost and snaw on ilka up, gude-man, save Crummie's life, And 'My Crummie is a usefu' cow, And she is come of a good kin'; Aft has she wet the bairns's mou', And I am laith that she should tyne; Get up, gudeman, it is fu' time, The sun shines frae the lift sae hie; Gae, tak yer auld cloak aboot ye.' For I have worn't this thretty year; And ca'd the tailor thief and loon: boot ye. auld cloak a 'Ilka land has its ain lauch, Ilk kind o' corn has its ain hool; I think the warld is a' gane wrang, When ilka wife her man wad rule: Do ye no see Rob, Jock, and Hab, How they are girded gallantlie, I'll hae a new cloak aboot me.' But she would guide me, if she can; I aft maun yield, though I'm gudeman. Nocht's to be gain'd at woman's han', Unless ye gie her a' the plea; Then I'll leave aff where I began, And tak my auld cloak aboot me.' SAW YE AUGHT O' MY LOVE. by his side; 'Twould do ye good to see him ride, With a' his troop in or Saw ye aught o' my love? Gudeman Pattie, Cummer Kattie? Saw ye aught o' my love, On his charger prancing? When trumpets blow, and drums go rap? He wears a feather in his cap; Ye never saw a likelier chap, Lucky Aggie, fair-hair'd Maggie? Saw ye aught o' my love, Marching o'er the border? |