THE MUSIC OF THE POOR.
The Shepherd’s Song.
COMPOSED FOR THE PIANO FORTE BY JOHN ROLAND.
Presented by LEE & WALKER, 188 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
Publishers and Importers of Music and Musical Instruments.
Shepherds from your sleep awake,
Morning opes her golden eye,
Rosy beams in beauty break,
Over ocean, earth and sky!
Over ocean, earth and sky!
’Tis fair nature’s sweetest hour,
In her loveliest garb she reigns;
Wake, and in her sylvan bow’r,
Tune her praise in joyous strains.
’Tis fair nature’s sweetest hour,
In her loveliest garb she reigns;
Wake, and in her sylvan bow’r,
Tune her praise in joyous strains.
2.
See! the lark with early note,
Soars above the flow’ry lea,
As he pours from warbling throat,
Songs of cheerful melody.
Why should we, to cots confined,
Wile this beauteous hour away?
Love may loose, but not unbind,
Charms that shepherds find in day.
3.
Lead our fleecy flocks away
To their pasture in the dell;
Blithe our songs, our hearts are gay,
Shepherds’ joys, oh who can call?
Not the prince, who restless sleeps,
On his couch of silk and gold;
Nor the slave whom av’rice keeps,
In your city’s narrow fold.
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In the article EMINENT YOUNG MEN.—NO. II., Stewart Adair Godman, [death date of 1795] for Samuel Godman may be inaccurate based on additional information given in its following paragraph regarding death as occuring when [his son, born 1796], was still a young child. Present day genealogical websites have discussion regarding birth and death dates of individuals in this family.
page 478, have here there Commissioners ==> have here [their] Commissioners
page 548, useful presents where ==> useful presents [were]
[End of Graham’s Magazine, Vol. XL, No. 5, May 1852]