17905]. 
A GLEE, 
SUNG AT THE GRAND LODGE OF FREE- 
MASONS, AT SOMERSET-HOUSE. 
[ The following GLEE is written by a perfon who 
is not a Mafon, akd who, difapproving their 
bond of fecrecy, is of courfe a flranger to their 
convivial nseetings. All he knows of the fociety 
is from a well written publication, entitled, 
Liluftrations of Mafonry, by William Prefton. 
From this be collected, that the Society of Free 
Majfons is an ancient, benevolent, and, with 
the exception of the bond of uition, a re[peable 
and libcral body.” Phe Glee, therefore, awas 
accommodated to the genius of their meetings, 
and was written to oblige a young Dlafon, and 
moft ingenious compofer, of mufic, who is Likely 
to arrive at great entinence in bis profeffion. | 
Written by;G. Dy ER. | Be 
Set to Mufic by R. SPorFoRTH. 
IGHTLY o’er the village-green 
Blue-eyed Fairies fport unfeen, 
Round and round in circles gay ; 
Then at cock-crow flit away. 
Thus, “tis faid, tho’ mortal eye 
Their merry freaks could never fpy, 
Elves for mortals lifp the prayer, 
Elves are guardians of the fair; 
Thus, like elves in myftic ring, 
Merry Majons drink and fing. © 
Come, then, Brothers, lead along 
Social rights, and myfiic fong : 
Tho’ nor Madam, Milfs, or Befs, 
Could our myft’ries ever guefs 5 
Nor could ever learn’d Divine 
Sacred Mafonry define, 
Round our order clofe we bind 
Laws of love to all mankind. 
Thus, like elves in myftic ring, 
Merry Mafons driak and fing. 
Health, then, to each honeft man, 
Friends to the Mafonic plan! 
Leaving Parfons grave to blunder, 
Leaving Ladies fair to wonder, 
Leaving Thomas {till to lie, 
Leaving Betty {till to fpy, 
Round and round we pufh our glafs, 
Round and round each toafts his lafs 3 
Thus, like elves.in myftic ring, 
Merry Mafons drink and fing. 
rn 
-—ELLEGY, TO'A.RED-BREAST. 
BY MR. MARSH, 
Snterea, dum fata finunt, jungamas amores, 
Fam weniet tenebris mors adoperta caput. 
PRE Gell he 
SWEET bird! that cheereft with thy fimple 
‘ fong 
__ The filent glooms of winter’s dreary reign; 
Ah! yet awhile that pretty note prolong, 
_ Perchance my Delia liftens to thy ftrain. 
And let jt Meal into that gentle breatt, 
_ Thy little trains that gentle breatt will 
Dear is the bird, that fings of pity beft 
To her who only is a foe to love. - 
move; 
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Then fing, how foon the vernal beauties fade, 
By ruthlefs ftorms their rip’ning bloffoms 
torn ; 
In vain fhe wooes, amid the gathering thade, 
The gales of evening, or the dews of morne 
How life’s tern winter like the winds thall raze, 
Like them will riot on her rofy charms; 
Then bid her, if fhe fears the blafts of age, 
To feek a fhelter in her lover’s arms, 
So thal! repeated gifts of fruits aad flowers 
Reward the fervice of thy tuneful tongue s 
My pious care fhall watch thy wintry hours, 
My Delia’s fondnets guard thy callow young. 
So fhall thy imple warbling’ charm the groves 
For Venus’ felf her guardian aid fhall lead, 
And the {weet bird, whofe carols favour’d love, 
"In grateful love thali ever find a friend. 
Then tell her, that her true love ne’er shall fai, 
Till mute his tongue, in death his bofom culd; 
Thy fong perchance may {peak a tenderer tale, 
But ah! a truer never yet was told, 
Temple, March 2. 
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LENORA, 
A BALLAD, FROM BURGER. 
{ The following iranflation (made jome 
years fince) of acelebrated piece, of 
which other verfous have appeared, 
and are now.on the point of appearing, 
polfef[es jo much peculiar and 1atriasic 
merit, that we are truly happy ia be- 
ing permitted to prefent ii ta our 
Readers. nib Seb? 
T break: of day, with frightful dreams 
Lenora ftruggled fore : 
My William, art thou flaine, fay’d fhe, 
Or doft thou love ne more? 
He went abroade with Richard’s hot, 
The Paynim foes to quell; 
But he no word to her had writt, 
An he were fick or well. 
With fowne of trump, and beat of drum, 
His fellow-foldyers come ; 
Their helmes bydeckt with oaken boughs, 
They feeke their long’d-for home. 
And ev’ry roade, and ev’ry lane 
Was full of old and young, 
To gaze at the rejoicing band, 
To hail with gladfome toung. 
«¢ Thank God!” their wives and children faideg. 
<< Welcome !”’ the brides did faye: 
But greete or kifs Lenora gave 
To none upon that daye. 
She afkte of all the paffing traine, 
For him fhe wifht-to fee: : 
But none of all the paffing traine 
© Could tell if lived hee. 
And 
