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Joseph William Holder
(1764 - 1832)
Why thus from the plain
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Holder described himself in the frontispiece of his collection of glees, Op. 6 as organist of Bungay, Suffolk.
Lyrics: Matthew Prior
Why thus from the plain does my shepherdess rove,
Forsaking her swain and neglecting his love?
You have heard all my grief, you see how I die,
Oh, give some relief to the swain whom you fly.
How can you complain, or what am I to say,
Since my dog lies unfed and my sheep run astray?
Need I tell what I mean, that I languish alone,
When I leave all the plain, you may guess 'tis for one.
Why thus from the plain does my shepherdess rove,
Forsaking her swain and neglecting his love?
You have heard all my grief, you see how I die,
Oh, give some relief to the swain whom you fly.
How can you complain, or what am I to say,
Since my dog lies unfed and my sheep run astray?
Need I tell what I mean, that I languish alone,
When I leave all the plain, you may guess 'tis for one.