Poems, moral and descriptive By the late Richard Jago ... (Prepared for the press, and improved by the author, before his death.) To which is added, some account of the life and writings of Mr. Jago |
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ROUNDELAY, WRITTEN FOR THE JUBILEE AT STRATFORD UPON AVON,
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ROUNDELAY, WRITTEN FOR THE JUBILEE AT STRATFORD UPON AVON,
CELEBRATED BY MR. GARRICK IN HONOUR OF SHAKESPEARE, SEPTEMBER 1769.
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Sisters of the tuneful train,Attend your Parent's jocund strain,
'Tis Fancy calls you; follow me
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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On Avon's banks, where Shakespeare's bustPoints out, and guards his sleeping dust;
The sons of scenic mirth agree,
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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Come, daughters, come, and bring with youTh'aerial Sprites and Fairy crew,
And the sister Graces three,
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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Hang around the sculptur'd tombThe 'broider'd vest, the nodding plume,
And the mask of comic glee,
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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From Birnam Wood, and Bosworth Field,Bring the standard, bring the shield,
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To celebrate the Jubilee.
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In mournful numbers now relatePoor Desdemona's hapless fate,
With frantic deeds of jealousy,
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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Nor be Windsor's Wives forgot,With their harmless merry plot,
The whitening mead, and haunted tree,
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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Now in jocund strains reciteThe humours of the braggard Knight,
Fat Knight, and Ancient Pistol he,
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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But see in crowds the Gay, the Fair,To the splendid scene repair,
A scene as fine, as fine can be,
To celebrate the Jubilee.
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