MUSICAL: MISCELLANY. Sr
SONG «XX¥X,.
STERNE’s MARIA.*:
— aoe
n her forrows
cae ree
er love’
2 =F iy
ew, As di atopening day; But
piez aap ett
bh, the Smoury *dher love not true, And wept
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The brook flow’d gently at -her feet,
In murmurs fmooth along 3 .
Her pipe which once fhe tun’d moft {weet,
Has now forgot its fong
No more to charm the vale fhe tries, _
For grief has §ill’d her breaft 5
Thofe joys that once fhe ufed to prize,
Ere love deftroy’d her reft.
Poor haplefs maid! Who can behold
Thy forrows fo fevere ?
And hear thy lovelorn ftory told,
Without a falling tear.
Maria! lucklefs maid, adieu, - :
‘Thy forrows foon mult ceafe ;"
For Heav’n will take-a maid fo true;
To everlafting peace. :-
SONG XXX,
I SOLD A GUILTLESS NEGRO BOY.
felfith views a - lone bear fway, ‘And felf-MUSICAL MISCELLANY. 83
views a-lone bear fway, ‘Man turnsa
patie
fold. a guiltlefs Negro
es Ga
Boy, I fold a guiltlefs Negro -Boy,
His father’s hope, his mother’s pride,
Tho’ black yet:comely to the view,
Ttore him helplefs from their fide,
And gave himto a 1uffian crew.
Alas, for this poor fimple toy
Tfold a guiltlefs Negro Boy. .