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On a Dog laying his Head in the Lap of a Lady, while she was playing on an Harpsichord, and singing.
Orpheus no more unrivall'd reigns:
Melissa claims an equal praise;
Like his, her art e'en brutes detains
In fix'd attention while she plays.
Melissa claims an equal praise;
Like his, her art e'en brutes detains
In fix'd attention while she plays.
See where the fawning creature stands,
His head upon her lap reclin'd;
The minstrel warbling to her hands,
Her tuneful breath perfumes the wind.
His head upon her lap reclin'd;
The minstrel warbling to her hands,
Her tuneful breath perfumes the wind.
When harmony and beauty join,
What can resist the potent spell?
E'en brutal Instinct must resign;
E'en Reason ceases to rebel.
What can resist the potent spell?
E'en brutal Instinct must resign;
E'en Reason ceases to rebel.
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