The sailor's tear: written & composed for & sung by Madame Vestris
poetry by F.W.N. Bayley, Esq. ; music by Sidney Waller. For voice and piano. Cover title. Lith. cover illustration by Pendleton: Sailor embracing woman, while a small child clings to his leg, and a dog prances at his feet. The man is gesturing towards a three-masted ship in the distance, as a second man waits nearby in a small dory. Two texts (The soldier's tear, and The sailor's tear) set to one tune. First line of text (Soldier's tear): "Upon the hill he turn'd ." First line of text (Sailor's tear): "He leap'd into his boat."
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