Songs, &c In the romantic drama of Adelmorn, the outlaw. First performed at Drury Lane theatre on Monday, May 4, 1801. [by M. G. Lewis] The overture and music entirely new, composed by Mr. Kelly |
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[THE clock had toll'd “One!” all was silent and dread!]
ORRILA.
THE clock had toll'd “One!” all was silent and dread!When, lo! as I lay fast asleep in my bed,
And long, for the loss of the lad who is fled,
My pillow in tears had been steeping;
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The voice of my lover sigh'd soft in my ear,
—“Why sorrows my fairest? thy rover is here!
“Sweet lass, are you waking or sleeping?”—
I bade him begone; my reproaches were tart;
He answer'd by pressing me close to his heart;
Then, boldly protesting he would not depart,
In spite of entreaties and weeping
Still closer he clasp'd me!—'Twas here that I broke
The thread of my dream; but as soon as I woke,
I freely confess, the first words that I spoke
Were—“Ah! have I only been sleeping?”
He answer'd by pressing me close to his heart;
Then, boldly protesting he would not depart,
In spite of entreaties and weeping
Still closer he clasp'd me!—'Twas here that I broke
The thread of my dream; but as soon as I woke,
I freely confess, the first words that I spoke
Were—“Ah! have I only been sleeping?”
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