The theater of music, or, A choice collection of the newest and best songs sung at the court and public theaters the words composed by the most ingenious wits of the age, and set to music by the greatest masters in that science : with a theorbo-bass to each song for the theorbo or bass-viol : also symphonies and retornels in 3 parts to several of them for the violins and flutes.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 MU—sing on Cares of Humane Fate, in a sad Cypress Grove; a strange Dispute I heard of late, 'twixt Ver—tue, Fame, and Love: A pensive Shepherd ask'd Advice, and their O—pi-nions crav'd; how he might hope to be so wise, to get a Place be—yond the Skies, and how he might be sav'd.

Nice Vertue preach'd Religion's Laws, Paths to Eternal Rest; To fight his King's and Country's Cause, Fame councell'd him was best: But Love oppos'd their noisy Tongues, And thus their Votes out-brav'd; Get, get a Mistress, Fair and Young, Love fiercely, constantly, and long, And then thou shalt be sav'd.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Swift as a Thought, &c.

Chorus.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 Swift as a Thought, the a—mo—rous Swain to Syl-via's Cot—tage flies; in soft ex- pressions told her plain the way to Hea—ven—ly Joys: She who with Pi—e—ty was stor'd, de-

lays no lon—ger crav'd; charm'd by the God whom they ador'd, she smil'd and took him at his word, and thus they both were sav'd.

Mr. Henry Purcell.