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2  OVERTURE  TO  THE  CESTUS. 

As  perform'd  at  the  Royal  C  ircus  in  S .  Georges  Fields .        Compofed  ty  M*"  Difedin . 


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tiicksm 

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y  dear,  how  the 

wnds  jou  make  )our 

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Letters  bear,  rny 

rrrr  'i 

Care    and    V^i  -  lii  - 

f  r  r  n 

lance  to  queer, but 

If  r  r  fi 

little    jou  are 

winning^-  jou 

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J  J  J  JlN  J 


m 

lit  weft 


know 'tis   time  my    prettj'j^oirth,  jrou  fend  them  eaft  weit  north  and  font  h^doiit  laugh     dont  laugh      doiit  lai^hleft  tbther  fide  jour  mouth  jou 


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autn     dont  iaupti      dont  JauenJelt  toi 

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fhould  be   after  grinning. 


You      Mallerl  doiit  be-lieve    it     love,  tm 


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»  

ou  are  Jo\e  whom  fat 

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s  ])l:i 
I  

id  me  far 

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1  1  1  J  1  1 1 

or  her  decrees  cant 

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ei  Id  with  grace  the  lo\ereig^n    ritle,  nor 

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me 

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lo  Ixang  me 

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for  a 

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n  the      Halter.          Da  Capo 

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Andantino 


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Iris 


With 


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m  m  \  m    m    ■  =p 


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^   -clofed  within  -  — i 


a  Co_rai       Caf  ket  . 


^^  J  j  ji 

1'" 


Carnations  bloom  up_on  her      Cheeks »         Rofes   take      place      of    blotch   and         pimple,      the  Airs  per- 

ft-jj  n  n  n 


M  J- 


j  MM  '  ' "nr 


-fumed     when   eer         fhe  fpeaks. 


p  7  r 


the  Airs  per — fumed      when    e'er        flie      fpeaks,     and    Cxt  pids 


m  m 


and  Cu__pids 


and  Cupids    play    in    „     ev — *ry  dim_ple. 


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V  !ry         heart,  vliofe 


court     whofe       an  ger  fear. 


U  I  I  r  I-  .r  I 


fFTrr  fr 


"Venus  yclept 


m 


be«  hold  her 


here, 
•m — 


whofe  love 


all 


court  whofe 


an. 


1= 


fear. 


"Ve — nus 


Ve — nus 


Ve — nus 


Ve-.nus 


Ve  nus  yclept 


be- 


Youth     his        love  un  kin<i> 


would  he      foine  watch- -ful  ar_„__gus 


blind , 


would    he        fome         watch  ful 


ar  g;us        blind,  glows     fome  fair 


rui  ar   gu! 


Vir^„«gins  modeft 


mm 


f  r  p 


Cheek,  with       wifli  es        that  flie 


dare         not       fpeak       with         wHli  es  wifJi  es 

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12 


'  /// //y  /'///  6yjm/ut'/tz///t  : 


■J 


Presto 


Juno 


JJ 


Fine  fport 


in  _  _  deed  tor 


God  and 


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GodliiJ,   to        fee      great        Jove      be  -  come        moll       Cod  _  lin, 


m  m  m 


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ahd  threat  his  Wife 


wlh  fift    and  horfewhip, 


^^^^^^ 


ana     nonewnip,  Decauie 


b^caufe  fhe    loves    a       little        Gofsip  . 


and 


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threat  _    _    _    _  _     _     _     _  l^^^ 


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threat        his     Wife         with  fift 


/V  J   I  J     .J    I  J     J    I  J 


and  horfe^hip     and  threat         his     Wife  .with    fift.  and   horfewhip  ,be. 


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caufe  fhe  loves  a         lit  tie      Gofsip,    a        lif^tle       gofsip^     a         little  gofsip  . 


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leave  Godsat  her_cu_les  leave  gods  at     her£ules  jour    grinning,the  Mafter    of  the    World  -   .  _      is    fpinning;  tho'' 


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work    is  doing, 

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flap  g^oes 
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the  Uni 

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lightnings 
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out, 

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OAvmvaj  and  no    won  _    _    _    _  der,  his       light"*-  _  nings  out  alleep  his 


his      thun  _____  der.his    light''       _    _    _     _  nings 


e 

L_._frirtf. 

r~ — " — 1 

(— Q 

^  out 

?ep  his  thundet 

•.     a  _ 

fie 

ep  hi 

s 

thunde 

r .  a  . 

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ep  hi? 

thunde 

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m 

fleep  his 

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m 


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Piu/ 


16 


r'yj  f/^//2  a/?/zcm 


Juno 


V  V  V 


Hear  the  merry  Minftr el  founds  on  the  ear  it  rings  while  all  the  firings,  are  one    entire  Vi  bra^ion^the 


m 


i 


i 


y  w 


• — » 


»  m 


V    V    V  ^ 


1/    1/  ^ 


tinkling  pleafnre  fpreads  around,  and    as   it  plays,  fVeetly  conveys^froin  fenle  tofenlb  foft    El  _  e-gance^  in    thrilling  cir-cu_ 


m-  m 


# — 1^ 


ort    i!il_  e_gance  m    tiiriiiing  cir-cu_ 


■  1 

Vf3^  P: 

1 .    r  f 

—  ^-^ — ^ 

-la  —tion^  circu 

la_tion,  c 

irci 

I  la-tioT 

ij  In 

thrilling  cir_cu 

1  p  r  r  f 

 latio] 

circi 

li — 

-lati 

1  r  ^ 

thrillinar  circu- 

*    r  - 

/i  - 

r 



j 

£■1  gji  II J 

lation^ 

circu-  _ 

-lat 
i  r 

ionj  Iiv 

hrilline  < 

=^=^= 

:ircu 

 lation 

Hut 

[  ''Tr^?''<wttzi —  

■  i  

j  LE-t 

* — 


p-try 


Hl  fcTi:  M  I.J  il  M-P^t^ 


rN-.r=: 


inglefs  broken  out  of  tiine,Tiine's  tlirowriaway  for  didyouplay^witlioiit  tlie  lea-ft  Cef-fation^  and  ftuinp  on  January  tiUJant  ^  Mu 


*^      ftill  may  bang  ^  at      evrybang^  the    diijual    hum,  the   more  you  ftrum^but  I'peaks  it   mu — ti_ 


^4  n     I Q  n  I  ^ 


•    <>  — ■ — <r  »  # 


 1 

Hi 

• — 

^  p  1*  1 

■ — « — 1 

> 

r — rn 

1 — al  —01 — f-i 

^  D.C. 

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f'—f^ — fv — M 

s 

J 

: 

m 

^  «>  J   •I  1 

my  con-fo  

.  _la-tion  but 

fcrewthem  i 

n.-t( 

tune  each  fmart ^ 

and  anxious 

care  diibl> 

/^es  tr 
1*  ^ 

» 

^1 


alone    its  Joys^ tl^ mind  em_ .ploys  j     and    all    is     Ju._bi  la»_tion^     all    is     Ju.bi  la-tion.  So    Da  Capo 


m 


J" 


18 


Jii-pi-ter  has   near  his  throne,  two   Veffels  Avhich  he      fills,         the    one  mth   ben  _  e — fits      alone,    the        other   crams  with 


i» — 


i 


i 


• — ♦ 


i 


i 


other     crams  with      ills , 


i'rom    the  good  Veffel     health  content, 

zci: 


r  r  M  cj- 


plentj    and  Joj  he  gives. 


fro 


m 


i 


ft  one 


the  good  Veffel      health  content,      plentj'  and  Joj- he     gives,  while  from  the  other     forth  are  fent ,  Gout 

^  "~  J  J  J  r  I  J    J  J    r  I  J   J  J   F  I  [i  F  F  p   I  F-r^ 


T 


35 


rn  rp 


and  fcolding  \Vivps  .,  Gout       ftone  and  fcolding  M'ives 


•I  iuis  to  mankind, Anih  heedful  care,UnIefs  his  patience  when  to  rub. 
In  juh  proportion   weighed,  Juno  the  devil  drives, 

»  "  eHch,cach  belt  can  bear,  Tlien  headlong  from  the  left  hand  tub 
liv  Joves  decrees   convej"!d :       .    Go  troops  of  fcolding  mves  .  . 


Oft  till s  complaint  on  nie  like  air,  £ut  now,uitreatin^  Jove  111  go. 
From   men  ftill     pafs'd  awaj         To  che't^uer  not   their  lives 

Till  that  fame  Madam  Juno  there  With  anj  other  fpot    of  woe. 

Let  loofe  her  tongue  to  daj  :        Mlnyre  plagued  with  fcolding  wi\«''>' 


A.-JiJ.pJ.Jirj.LJiO^^ 

Aiidantiiio 


19 


happy  fhe  who  neer  can  know,  the    mLC-Vy     of   the    great, wl^  far  frolnreach^of      fcep  — tred  woe,who     far  fromreachof 

I  ..III.  -  ■  m\lnPT^T-^ 


'Mirrri  1^1  f  ri 


fceptred  woe  finds  in  her  low    eftate,     blifs  in  her  inno  cence  delight,  in  fcenestliat  fflll  pre— fent,  Jop  health  and  exer_ 


-cife  incite,  and    tranfport  in    con  ^tent,  Joyshealtl 


nj:jjji.cgrp.rr?Tt7^ 

I  aHd  ex_erl — cile  incite,  and    tranfport  in  con 


incite,  and    tranfport  in  con — tent ,  Joys 


On  brooks,iier  mirror  andher  drink,  AnVas  her  lambs  plaj  round  its  brink,%'ew  are  her  wants :  certain  her  ioy  ;  Points  oirther  innpcent  employ, 
Ihe  happy  wandrer  feeks;  Good  nature  paints  her  Cheeks  .      For  reaforfs  glad  confent     ^  And  guides  her  to  content  . 


^^^^^^^^^^^ 


^^^^^^^ 


is; 


J.  JU. 


# — (► 


il  J.  J  I  J.  J 


#  #■ 


iVe  feen      a     "bear    that  long    did  puzzle,  to    loofe    from's  mouth    an      Ug--  -  ly     muzzle,  iVe 


4^ 


5s: 


feen  a    Linnet     vent  its  rage^and  vainly  flutter    gainft  its, cage,  Ive  feen   fnared    Lyons   I've     feen      fnared  Lyon  ay 


f  .  I  -  f 


EE 


ore,  while   for,  -  efts   trembled  while  forefts   -   -  _  trembled   at  their  roar, 

^^^^ 


iVe    feen  a  bear,  who 


-v^  long  did  puzzle,   to   loofe  form's  mouth  an      Ugly  m  uzzle ,  I  ve  feen  a   Linnet    fpendits   rage,  in       vainlj  flutting 


I 


21 


J'l  J  4 


r     P   pi  P     P  p> 


J-  h  J-  J- 


frainft  its  cafre^  iVe  feen   a      Lyon        ay      a    Score,  T«rhile   forefts  treml)led       at  their  roar,  while  forefts  tremhled 


p  p  p 


at  their  roar  •  I  was  the  hear  the  Lion  the  Linnet,  I  was  caught  in  a  fhare  and  while  I  was  in  it ,  oh  how  did  I  roar,  and 


^^^^ 

flutter  and  puzzle^  to  yet  rid  of  the  net  the    Cag-e  and  the  muzzle,  oh  how  did  I   roar,  and    flutter  and  puzzle,  to  get 


I  '  ri-^JJwir'r'i-BJ:U'iJ'-^i^^'^H 


rid  of  the  net  the  Cage  and  the  muzzle,  and  yet    knew  not  how  and      yet  knew  not  how. 


• — # 


But  now 


m 


y     wings  are  at  li-her-ty      fo    are   my  Jaus,  un_en  -  cumhe/d  hy   nets     I     can  . 


22 


2ut  out  mj  ^aus,  and  my    tmfetter'd  limbs  all  fo     nimble  advance,  that  I     think  I  could  join  in  a      Country  Dance  «  I 


>  .  ,  .  M        h  h  M  ^  h  h  h  h  h  k\  h  I  h  1  hi  h 

think  I  could  io 

r:tJ  r    IT  . 

in  in  a 
■  • 

Country  Dance  ^  No 

r  ^  ^- 

longer  I  ftruggle  or 
1  1»— I  1 

flutter  or  puzzle,  I  have  1 

1  (•  !  1 

thro>vn  off  the  net  the 

Cag 

1  

e  and  the 
P—t  • 

1'  1 

muzzle^  and  am 

no-H^  oh  vet 

powers  "w^hat 

rapture  pro 

=fufe,       the   Linnet  the 

bear  the 

Lion  let 

loofe^  the 

 ^ — I  — j 

1  •  cT ' — = 

L— o— ! — 

C  * 

f  'J-  r- 

■  • 

1  J  ^  r  1  1 

1 — f""*  f  r 

1  ^ — ^ 

■»  ■- '  ■  ■■ 

: "  M  1  1 

bear  the  Linnet  the    Lion  let  loofe  . 


1 


r 


rr^:^  I  ^ 


Meek  I'll  be 
 a  


2o 


as        Venus  Dove,    your       pre-fence       Court^your  ab 


f e  n  c  e 


P — P- 


mourn,    for        love      fhall  be  the      price      of       love,     and  Icindnefs 


afk 


8^ 


kind  re 


P — P 


P — P 


turn 


a       kind     re  -   -  turn     -     _      -     -      «     -      .      .     -  a       kind  re 


Fol-ly  fhall    ne'er    my     mind     de  —  file,  from     prudence  will 


I      ne'er  -  de  — 


1^ 


-  part  ,     my   face    fhall  -wear 


a       conftant  fmile ,    and      Du -ty      govern    in      my  heart. 


'7 


Da  Capo 


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24 


*^Uegro  )^  ^  1^  -m-  Cornea, 


■ 

1  (•  (• — 1 

■ — (• — ■ — p — (• — 1 

•—I 

*^_way  then  and  take  an  E 

/— 

x_ 
■'  ■ 

1  n't  r  t 

—  ample  here,  a-. 

TP'  ^ 

-bove    below  and 

r^ir  r  r 

all  who  have  fee 

n  us,  for 

pi? 
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