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THE WOLF.

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down-y sleep; Then our careful watch we keep, Then our care-ful

watch we keep;

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rob, and plunder; to rifle, rob, and plun-der; to rifle, rob, and plan-der.

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Or be deaf when her plaintive appealings
Might awaken the dead from their tomb!-
The dead from the tomb, &c.

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.

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ma-ny a tale of what I've heard Shall wear a-way the winter

Of distant climes the false report
It lur'd me from my native land;
It bade me rove-my sole support
My cymbals and my saraband.
The woody dell, the hanging rock,

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,
Have backward won my weary feet.

Andante.

THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET.

The Music by Frederic Smith.

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i-ron-bound bucket,

The moss-cover'd bucket, which hung in the well,
And now, far remov'd from the lov'd situation,
The tear of regret will intrusively swell,
As fancy reverts to my father's plantation,
And sighs for the bucket which hangs in the well;
The old oaken bucket, &c.

That moss-cover'd vessel I hail as a treasure,
For often at noon, when return'd from the field,
I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure,
The purest and sweetest that nature can yield.

POOR MR.

SPRIGGS.

The Words by Thomas Dibdin; the Music by W. Reeve.

Allegretto.

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please the pigs. Poor Mister Spriggs!
Mrs. Spriggs gave parties to tea and to dinner,
And play'd guinea whist, tho' she ne'er was a winner;
Poor Mr. Spriggs!

She lov'd silver muslin, French lace, and rich stuffs,
Pelisses and tippets, and Chinchilli muffs,
And some say she lov'd Captain Brown of the Buffs.-
Poor Mr. Spriggs!

Mr. Spriggs and his wife fell out one night,
And she vow'd she'd drown herself out of mere spite-
To poor Mr. Spriggs!

She ran to the river, but when she walk'd in,

O, poor Mis-ter Spriggs!
Her courage grew cool as the wave touch'd her chin,
And drowning herself she thought was a sin;
Poor Mr. Spriggs!

A fisherman saw her, and thought she'd be wet,-
So he pull'd Sally out by a cast of his net;

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,
A mirror of virtue, of honour, and truth;
Bless'd with friendship's soft ties, contentment we
prove,

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.
Allegretto con espress.

I and my bottle, we'-re always u-1
-ni-ted,-No one keeps clo-ser a friend-ship than we;

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!

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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

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Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck!

These whispers hearing,
No danger fearing,

Destiny's surges I brave like the rock!
From my dear bottle I'll separate never,

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.
Old Scotch Melody, as sung by Mr. Wilson.

In win-ter, when the rain rain'd cauld, And frost and snaw on ilka

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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;
Sloth never made a gracious end;

Gae, tak yer auld cloak aboot ye.'
'My cloak was ance a gude gray cloak,
When it was fitting for my wear;
But now it's scantly worth a groat,

For I have worn't this thretty year;
Let's spend the gear that we hae won,
We little ken the day we'll dee:
Then I'll be proud, since I have sworn
To hae a new cloak aboot me.'
'In days when our King Robert rang,
His trews they cost but half-a-croun;
He said they were a groat ower dear,

And ca'd the tailor thief and loon:
He was the king that wore a croun,
And thou the man of laigh degree:
It's pride puts a' the country doun;
Sae tak yer auld cloak aboot ye.'

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,
While I sit hurklin i' the nook?-

I'll hae a new cloak aboot me.'
"Gudeman, I wot it's thretty year
Sin' we did ane anither ken;
And we hae had atween us twa
Of lads and bonnie lasses ten:
Now they are women grown and men,
I wish and pray weel may they be;
If you would prove a gude husband,
É'en tak yer auld cloak aboot ye.'
'Bell, my wife, she lo'es nae strife,

But she would guide me, if she can;
And, to maintain an easy life,

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.
The Poetry by Thomas Dibdin.

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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,
To set young hearts a dancing.
Saw ye aught o' my love,

Lucky Aggie, fair-hair'd Maggie? Saw ye aught o' my love, Marching o'er the border?

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