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william boyce - spring gardens lyrics

flora, goddess sweetly blooming
ever airy, ever g+y:
all her wonted charms resuming
to spring gardens calls away
see a grand pavillion yonder
rising near embowering shades;
there a temple strikes with wonder
in full view of colonnades

hark! what heavenly notes descending
break up on the listening ear:
music all its graces lending
o ’tis ecstasy to hear
with this blissful spot delighted
here the queen of may retreats
belles and beaux are all invited
to partake of varied sweets

art and nature kindly lavish
here their mingled beauties yield
equal here, the pleasures ravish
of the court and of the field
nightingales the concert joining
breathe their plaints in melting strains
vanquished now, their groves resigning
soon they fly to distant plains
lo, what splendours round us darting
swift illume the charming scene
chandeliers their lights imparting
pour fresh beauties o’er the green
glittering lamps, in order planted
strike the eye with sweet surprise;
adam scarce was more enchanted
when he saw the sun first rise

now the various bands are seated
all dispersed in bright array;
business o’er, and cares retreated
with g+y mirth they close the day
thus, of old, the sons of pleasure
passed, in shades, their favourite hours
nectar cheering their soft leisure
blessed by love and crowned with flowers

- william boyce lyrics

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