Songs, Duos, Trios, Chorusses, &c. in the Comic Opera of the Carnival of Venice, as it is Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [by Richard Tickell] |
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DIALOGUE SONG.
CHARLES.Hence with dull intruding sorrow,
Hence with Wisdom's cold delay;
They alone should dread to-morrow,
Who want Love to bless to-day.
MARINETTA.
Yes, too swiftly passes Pleasure,
Not to seize her fleeting joy,
But, to guard so dear a treasure,
Let not Doubt the bliss destroy.
CHARLES.
Chide no more the jealous lover,
With fond hopes and fears possess'd;
They who tenderest griefs discover,
Tenderest pleasure cherish best.
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Let not wayward fancy joining,
Strive our fondness to improve,
Leave to Grandeur's vain refining,
All that Nature trusts to love.
CHARLES.
Meet me thus with chearful smiles,
Meet me thus, we'll ne'er repine.
MARINETTA.
The frowns of Fortune, Love beguiles,
Love, that dreads no frown but thine.
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