English poem
On Certain Pastorals
by William Shenstone (1714–1763)
So rude and tuneless are thy lays, The weary audience vow 'Tis not th' Arcadian swain that sings, But 'tis his herds that low.
More by William Shenstone
- Ode to Memory, 1748
- ODE. To be performed by Dr. Brettle, and a chorus of Hales Owen citizens. The instrumental part a Viol d'Amour
- ODE. Written 1739
- ODES, &c, ODE
- On the Discovery of an Echo at Edgbaston
- RURAL ELEGANCE, AN ODE TO THE LATE DUCHESS OF SOMERSET. Written 1750
- Slender's Ghost. Vide Shakespeare
- Song, 1742