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“ESSAYS ON SONG-WRITING;

WITH A COLLECTION OF SUCH

ENGLISH SONGS

AS ARE MOST

EMINENT FOR POETICAL MERIT."

Published originally by himself in the year 1772; and re-published

by R. H. Evans, in the year 1810.

BY JAMES PLUMPTRE, B.D.

FELLOW OF CLARE-HALL, CAMBRIDGE.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED

A COLLECTION OF SONGS

REVISED AND ALTERED BY THE EDITOR;
WITH SOME

ORIGINAL SONGS.

To sway the judgment, while he sooths the ear;

To curb mad passion in its wild career;

To wake by sober touch the useful lyre,

And rule, with reason's rigour, fancy's fire:

Be this the Poet's praise.

CAMBRIDGE:

MASON'S MUSEUS.

PRINTED BY F. HODSON,

AND SOLD BY F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON, NO. 62, ST. PAUL'S

CHURCH-YARD, LONDON; AND J. DEIGHTON, AND

J. NICHOLSON, CAMBRIDGE.

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