James Oswald
 (1710 - 1769)

A youth reclining on the plain
 (Soprano/Tenor,2 Violins,Continuo)
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149465 : Oswald : A youth reclining on the plain : sheet music
Catalogued as Choral - Secular (Songs and Concert Airs) (Temple of Apollo)

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Published in "The Musical Magazine", London c.1760, titled Advice to Delia.
Lyrics: Anon

A youth reclining on the plain
His Delia thus address'd:
He long had felt the pleasing pain
And sued her to be bless'd.
Ah! Gentle Delia, see the rose,
How sweet, how fair its bloom;
Its fragrance all around it throws,
Yet what, alas! Its doom.

Its ruby tints tomorrow fade,
Its beauty soon will die;
The perfumes which our sense invade
Evaporate and die:
Just so the maid, whose pride of May
Hangs on the virgin thorn.
Distil your roses in your day;
They wither e'er the morn.