Poems on Several Occasions With some Select Essays in Prose. In Two Volumes. By John Hughes; Adorn'd with Sculptures |
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VI.
Recitative.
The Prince, unable to conceal his Pain,Gaz'd on the Fair,
Who caus'd his Care,
And sigh'd and look'd, sigh'd and look'd,
Sigh'd and look'd, and sigh'd again:
At length, with Love and Wine at once oppress'd,
The vanquish'd Victor sunk upon her Breast.
DUETTO.
1.Phœbus, Patron of the Lyre,
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Cupid, God of soft Desire,
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Cupid, God of soft Desire,
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Phœbus, Patron of the Lyre,
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How victorious are your Charms?
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Crown'd with Conquest,
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Full of Glory,
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See a Monarch fall'n before ye,
Chain'd in Beauty's clasping Arms!
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