BRITISH MUSE
1
O could the various force of sound
Point out the lovers' anguish
Then would the notes of life rebound
Then would they sweetly languish.
2
Well might the sprightly fife declare
Hope; or the softer lute dispair
Then would the notes with life rebound
Then would they sweetly languish.
3
Thus with my heart when Delia smiles
Soon it exults with pleasure.
But when she frowns, obedient still,
I seek a softer measure.
4
O could you with me sympathize
Watch but the motion of her eyes.
Then would the notes with life rebound
Then would they sweetly languish.
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Before 1797, when it appears in the Music Book of Henry Brown [NYHS].
A publication known as The British Muse does exist.
The British Muse, by John Vint, 2nd ed., T. Saint, Newcastle,
1784. Folger. wo/music
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Mozart transcription by Mary Van Deusen, Corrections by Mary Jane Corry
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