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TRIO. By Mrs. CARGILL, Mr. DODD, and Mr. BANNISTER.

CHARLES.
Merrily pass the hours of youth,
Blest with joys unceasing;
The heart is light that honours truth,
Where love is still increasing.

MARINETTA.
To distant shores tho' Love invite,
We oft' shall think of you,
And still, to win life's true delight,
Thy chearful words renew.
Merrily, &c.

LUCIO.
Each sweetest joy of love be your's,
Of faithful love, its own reward,
And all that bliss, which most endures,
When most its generous vows you guard.