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MG-A(G.773.081
14 Oct 1773:41 (1466)
AN ODE INSCRIBED TO MISS STORER.
Genius of harmony! descend,
In all thy smiles appear,
And, pleas'd, thy Storer's voice attend;
For her's thou lov'st to hear:
Bid ev'ry ruder sound remove,
Bid care, bid sorrow fly,
Let nought be near, but list'ning love,
And heart-felt exstacy.
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For now thy Storer wakes the lay--
And, mistress of the heart,
Does, with our yielding passions play,
Submissive to her art.
'Tis her's to lead the mind along,
With love's own ardors warm;
Her's, all the various pow'rs of song;
All musick's magic charm.
. . . [2 1/2 more verses, last four lines:]
Sweet Harmonist! prolong the strain
The melody of heav'n;
And soothe with songs, the tender pain,
Thy tender songs have giv'n---
[signed] Philomelos.
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