AIR. Fear not, doubting fair! t'approve me; Frown not, if you answer no; If you aniwer, frown not, no. When again I ask, pursuing, 25 If you'll stay and fee my ruin? Blush not, doubting fair, t' approve me; Can you love me? Sinile, and every fear forego! 30 AN Y [ OVERTURE OF SOFT MUSIC. ] BRITANNIA. RECITATIVE. E generous Arts and Muses, join ; While down your cheeks the streaming forrows flow, Let murmuring ftrings with the foft voice combine T'exprefs the melody of woe. And And thou, Augufta! rise and wait Condole my lofs, and weep Devonia's fate. AIR. [with flutes.] Queen of cities! leave a while Thy beauteous finile, Turn to tender grief thy joy. Shall their forrow too employ. AUGU STA. RECITATIVE. 'Tis fame's chief immortality, 5 15 AIR. AIR. Lands remote the lofs will hear; Will the wafted forrow bear. Winds that fly, Will foftly figh, A ftar has left the British sphere. Lands remote, &c. BRITANNIA. RECITATIVE. "Great George! whofe azure emblems of renown Are the fair gifts of Britain's crown, Patron of my illustrious ifle! Thou faw'ft thy order late expreft 25 30 35 With added brightness on Devonia's breast; Meet the companion knight, and own him with a smile. DUETTO FOR BRITANNIA AND AUGUSTA. BRIT. To fhade his peaceful grave, AUG. To grace his peaceful grave, 40 BRIT. And wakeful Fame defend, AUGUST A. RECITATIVE. Now fhall Augufta's fons their fkill impart, In marble life to fhow, What the patriot was below. Here, let a weeping Cupid ftand, And wound himself with his own dart; There place the ducal crown, the fword, the wand, The mark of Anna's truft and his command. AIR. 45 50% Lofty birth and honours shining, Bring a light on noble minds. BRITANNIA. RECITATIVE. Behold fair Liberty attend, And in Devonia's lofs bewail a friend. See! o'er his tomb perpetual lamps the lights, Then, on his urn the goddefs writes: 55 60% "Pre |