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First Line: To covent garden people stream
Last Line: Sing on for us who stay!
Subject(s): Covent Garden, London; Minstrels


TO Covent Garden people stream
To drink the music there;
Upon the curb we stay to dream
With melody more rare:
Sing on, enchanted minstrel-girl,
Thou artless, young, and fair!

The 'busses in Southampton Row,
The jingling hansoms here,
Bear London, heedless, to and fro
In search of evening cheer:
For us thou art enough, dear voice
Forgetful-sweet and clear!

Our daylong toil but goes to win
Another toilsome day;
Play on, oblivious violin!
Soft harp, beseech thee, play!
And thou, pale girl with eyes aflame,
Sing on for us who stay!





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