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SONG WRITTEN FOR THE STRAWBERRY HILL FOUNDLING PLAY, AND
SUNG BY MRS. JOURDAIN.
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WITH the rough blast heaves the billow,
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In the light air waves the willow, |
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Every thing of moving kind |
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Varies with the veering wind; |
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What have I to do with thee, |
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Dull, unjoyous Constancy? |
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After fretted, pouting sorrow, |
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Sweet will be thy smile to-morrow; |
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Changing still, each passing thing |
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Fairest is upon the wing: |
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What have I to do with thee, |
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Dull, unjoyous Constancy? |
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Song of love, and satire witty, |
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Sprightly glee and doleful ditty; |
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Every mood and every lay, |
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Welcome all, but do not stay; |
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For what have I to do with thee, |
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Dull, unjoyous Constancy? |
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