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THE

ORIGIN

OF

SONG-WRITING.^[1]

Illic indocto primum ſe exercuit arcu;
Hei mihi quant doctas nunc habet ille manus!
Tibul.

WHEN Cupid, wanton boy, was young,

His wings unfledg'd, and rude his tongue,

He

1. Addreſſed to the Author of Eſſays on Song-Writing.