Part 13 — THE RUSTIC DANCE.

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ELSCHEN.

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Break forth in music: swell the sound,

Till wood and glen re-echo round.

Let lute and harp unite, to tell

The sweet discourse that in them dwell,

And cymbal join its lightest notes;

List! on the air how sweet it floats!

And rustic feet keep measure free,

While all around is harmony.

Then swell the sounds—prolong the spell,

Till each forgets his wo to tell!

Painted by G. Morland. Engraved by J. Banister.

RURAL LIFE.