Bongs of the Gipsies. Written by W. T. MONCRIEFF; the
Music by S. NELSON.
" Songs of the Gipsies" would seem rather to indicate songs which Gipsies are accustomed to sing, in like manner as collections of Scot- tish, Irish, or Welsh songs present us with the melodies of those re- spective nations ; but the present volume is of Christian and Cockney origin, and has no more connexion with gipsy music (be that what it may) than the Gipsy Glees of Eisner', REEVE, or Wsssn. Little variety was to be expected in such a collection ; and the poet and the musician have respectively given it as much as the subject. seemed to suggest. The words are spirited, poetical, and appropriate, and the music clever. The two preferable songs are " The Gipsy's Lament"-which is a simple, but expressive air; and the " Gipsy King"-a spirited melody, -with accompaniment well adapted to give it effect. To the volume is prefixed an interesting "Dissertation on the Origin, Customs, and _Habits of the Gipsies."
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