Classic Poem

A Hunting Song in " Apollo and Daphne " Sung by Mr. Ray, in the Character of a Huntsman

Away, away, the stagg's at bay,
The hounds are waiting for their prey;
The huntsman's call invites ye all;
Come in, come in, boys, while you may.

The horn shall be the marry'd man's fee,
And let him take it not in scorn;
The great and sage in ev'ry age
Have not disdain'd to wear the horn.

The jolly horn, the rosy morn,
The harmony of deep-mouth'd hounds:
These, these, my boys, are heavenly joys;
A sportsman's pleasure knows no bounds.