Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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OLD LUBIN. |
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OLD LUBIN.
Beside a small stream, where grows many a willow,
Stands the cot of Old Lubin the swain,
Content cheers his threshold, health softens his pillow,
And Lubin's the father of Jane;
His locks they are grey, but his nerves are well strung,
And he taught her a ditty, which often he sung,
“When the rose-leaf is blighted, its perfumes remain,”
Sung Lubin, Old Lubin, the father of Jane.
Stands the cot of Old Lubin the swain,
Content cheers his threshold, health softens his pillow,
And Lubin's the father of Jane;
His locks they are grey, but his nerves are well strung,
And he taught her a ditty, which often he sung,
“When the rose-leaf is blighted, its perfumes remain,”
Sung Lubin, Old Lubin, the father of Jane.
“Your eyes they are bright, and your cheeks they are blooming,”
He said, “but this counsel I give,
“Frail beauty time quickly is sure of consuming,
“While virtue for ever will live.”
His locks, &c.
He said, “but this counsel I give,
“Frail beauty time quickly is sure of consuming,
“While virtue for ever will live.”
His locks, &c.
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