James Thomson

11 September 1700 – 27 August 1748 / Ednam in Roxburghshire, Scotland

Songs In The Masque Of Alfred: To Peace

O Peace! the fairest child of heaven,
To whom the sylvan reign was given,
The vale, the fountain, and the grove,
With every softer scene of love:
Return, sweet Peace! and cheer the weeping swain!
Return, with Ease and Pleasure in thy train.
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