SONG. Mary Robinson (née Darby) Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T100118 Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800. Poems by Mrs. Robinson [poems only]. London Printed for C. Parker, the Upper Part of New Bond-Street 1775 pp. 94-95. [8],134p.,plate; 8⁰.

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SONG . I Ye crystal fountains , softly flow , Ye gentle gales , ah ! cease to blow , For know my blooming constant swain , Doth calmly sleep , on yonder plain . II Propitious pow'rs , afford that rest , Which ever dwelt within his breast , With caution guard his radiant charms , And shield his heart , from rude alarms . III Around my love , ye violets spring , In plaintive notes , ye warblers sing , Ye roses bloom , about his head , And sweetly scent , his mossy bed . IV Ye little Cupids , quickly bring , Each green , that decks the verdant spring , There form a sweet sequest'red grove , And hide secure , my beauteous love .