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The PREPARATION.
AN ODE.
Here let the violets disclose
Its odours, strew the blushing rose;
Carnations, jessamine, and thyme,
With perfumes from Arabia's clime.
Chorus.
Its odours, strew the blushing rose;
Carnations, jessamine, and thyme,
With perfumes from Arabia's clime.
The mistress of my heart is near,
With love and wine the hours I'll cheer.
And here with verdant boughs exclude
The beams of Phœbus, scorching rude;
Let zephires soft refreshment shed,
And beeches cooling leaf be spread.
Chorus.
The beams of Phœbus, scorching rude;
Let zephires soft refreshment shed,
And beeches cooling leaf be spread.
The mistress, &c.
To animate my sprightly soul,
Set on the board the icy bowl;
With claret be the glasses crown'd,
While laughing pleasure dances round.
Chorus.
Set on the board the icy bowl;
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While laughing pleasure dances round.
The mistress, &c.
Thus let me ever spend my life,
Remote from care, and free from strife;
Enjoy its sweets, while life I have,
Perhaps to-morrow brings a grave.
Chorus.
Remote from care, and free from strife;
Enjoy its sweets, while life I have,
Perhaps to-morrow brings a grave.
The mistress of my heart is near,
With love and wine the hours I'll cheer.
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