Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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LAURA OF THE VALE.
With hat of straw, and susset gown,
Her ringlets hung a down, a down,
And wanton'd in the gale;
With honest heart and simple mein,
How blest an humble village queen,
Sweet Laura of the Vale!
Sing down, a down.
Her ringlets hung a down, a down,
And wanton'd in the gale;
With honest heart and simple mein,
How blest an humble village queen,
Sweet Laura of the Vale!
Sing down, a down.
By greatness lur'd, she sought the town,
Her caution all adown, adown,
And hapless is the tale!
Deceiv'd and lost, a fatal proof
That peace from error stands aloof;
Died Laura of the Vale.
Sing down, &c.
Her caution all adown, adown,
And hapless is the tale!
Deceiv'd and lost, a fatal proof
That peace from error stands aloof;
Died Laura of the Vale.
Sing down, &c.
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