John Dyne
(? - 1788)

Cupid no more shall give me grief
(T.T.B.)
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Between 1763 and 1794 Thomas Warren published, through differing publishers, an annual collection of catches, canons and glees, under the aegis of the Catch Club. This item was published in the ninth collection.
Lyrics: Henry Carey

Cupid no more shall give me grief,
Or anxious cares oppress my soul,
While gen'rous Bacchus gives relief,
And drowns 'em in a flowing bowl.

Celia, thy scorn I now despise,
Thy boasted empire I disown;
This takes the brightness from thy eyes
And makes it sparkle in my own.