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This is love-careless love

Such as kindleth hearts that rove.

To keep one sacred flame

Through life unchill'd, unmov'd ;
To love in wint'ry age the same
That first in youth we lov'd;
To feel that we adore

To such refin'd excess,

That though the heart would break with more,

We could not live with less ;

This is love-faithful love,—

Such as the saints might feel above!

SWISS MAID.

COME haste thee, come haste thee, my bonny Swiss maid,

Take thy cloak, and to church let's away;

The plighted love I claim so

rue,

For true's my love, sincere to you,

Then haste thee, come haste thee, my bonny Swiss

maid,

Take thy cloak, and to church let's away.

Am not I, am not I, then a happy Swiss maid?
Now bless'd with my own true love;

My shepherd swain to welcome home,
And hail with joy each night's return,

Am not I, am not I, then a happy Swiss maid,
Now bless'd with my own true love?

Now at eve, now at eve, see the happy Swiss maid,
In her cot with contentment and peace;

There's nought disturbs, devoid of care,

Her rest is sweet, she knows no fear

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Then good night,' and good night,' goes the happy

Swiss maid,

In her cot, to her slumbers in peace.

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AMATORY SONGS.

HI! SAY NOT WOMAN'S LOVE.

! say not woman's love is bought
With vain and empty treasure;
!say not woman's heart is caught
y every idle pleasure.

en first her gentle bosom knows
ove's flame, it wanders never;
p in her heart the passion glows,
he loves, and loves forever!

say not woman's false as fair ;
hat like the bee she ranges ;
seeking flowers more sweet and rare,
s fickle fancy changes :

no, the love that first can warm Will leave her bosom never : second passion e'er can charm, he loves, and loves forever!

SUN THAT LIGHTS THE ROSES.

GH dimpled cheeks may give the light, ere rival beauties blossom, gh balmy lips to love invite extasy the bosom ;

veeter far yon summer sky, ose blushing tint discloses, me the lustre-beaming eye, e sun that lights the roses.

oice of love is soft and clear, citing fond emotion;

sweet it sounds upon the ear, e music on the ocean; Hearer far to lover's sight, e eye that truth discloses,

ROSE OF LOVE.

THOU art mine, rose of love, thou art mine,
In my bosom thou art planted forever;

There the best of affections shall around thee entwine,
As the elm is embraced in th' embrace of the vine,
Which is never relinquished, no-never.
Rose of love, rose of love! thou art mine.

Thou art planted here, ne'er to decay;

From my heart nought thy beauties can sever; And should tears, like bright dew-drops, at dawn of the day,

Impearl thy sweet bloom, I will kiss them away,
For thou never shalt know sorrow, no-never.
Rose of love, rose of love! thou art mine.

HE LOVES, AND RIDES AWAY.
Ar the Baron of Mowbray's gate was seen
A page with a courser black;

There came out a knight of noble mien,
And he leap'd on the courser's back;
His arms were bright, his heart was light,
And he sung this merry lay,

How jollily lives a fair young knight!
He loves, and rides away.'

A lady look'd over the castle wall,
And she heard the knight thus sing;
This lady's tears began then to fall,
And her hands she began to wring.
And did'st thou then thy true love plight,
And was it but to betray?

Ah! tarry a while my own dear knight;
In pity don't ride away."

The knight of her tears took no heed,
While scornful laughed his eye;
He gave the spur to his prancing steed-
• Good bye sweet-heart, good-bye.'

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AMATORY SONGS.

on he vanish'd from her sight, le she was heard to say,

ladies, beware of a fair young knight, I love, and he'll ride away.'

CUPID'S VISIT.

E wand'ring though the rain, ame to my cottage door;

ask'd but to remain

ntil the storm was o'er. bow he laid aside;

e said his darts were gone; oft he deeply sighed,

nd wished to travel on.

moon at length grew bright; The storms no longer blew ; rose and bade good night, nd with a smile withdrew, t day my heart was sad, or could I e'er forget mournful look he had When at the door we met.

smile at parting too,

ad something sweet and kind;

as the boy withdrew,

is image stayed behind.

ever since that hour,

When loud 's the wind and rain,

atch my cottage door,

hopes he'll come again.

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All day long I pine and cry

Heigho! heigho!
Once I plump and fat was grown,
Now I'm nought but skin and bone-
Love cuts me up and cuts me down-
Heigho! heigho!

My inward man is sore decay'd

Heigho

heigho!

The spirit's by the flesh betray'd
Heigho heigho!

I conceive-ah, verily,

That I'm assailed most grievously;
And us'd by Ruth most ruthlessly-
Heigho! heigho!

My heart by Cupid 's fiercely smote-
Heigho! heigho!

And rent in twain like Joseph's coat

Heigho! heigho!

Love has caught me in a snare,
Wicked Ruth scorns my despair;

• Though fair herself, don't use me fair

Heigho! heigho!

As young lambkins frisk and play

Heigho! Heigho!

Ruth and I have toy'd all day

Heigho heigho!

She now disdains to cast one look
On me-alas! it is no joke,

My peace should be to pieces broke-
Heigho heigho!

To joys of earth I'll bid adieu

Heigho! heigho!

Leave Ruth to find a swain more true;

Heigho! heigho!

I'll seek some shady grove straightway,

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