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TRIO.

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(In the Author's Piece of “The Grcat Devil.”)

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[Composed by Mr. Russel.—Clementi and Co.]

We'll to the bower in yonder vale,
And sit on banks of roses,
There tell of artless love's soft tale,
Or braid our locks with posies;
But hark! a bird from yonder spray,
Sweetly sings, and seems to say,
“Maids beware, nor warning scorn,
The sweetest rose can bear a thorn.”
We'll to thy myrtle grove away,
To prattle of love's blisses,
And cheat the moments, as we stray,
With undesigning kisses;
But hark, &c.
The sweetest kiss can bear a thorn.