Sweetest bard that ever sung - Boyce, William

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""Sung by Miss Young, as one of the Muses, to the statue of Shakespear", in Harlequin's Invasion, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Boyce's most enduring piece written for that pantomime was the patriotic song "Hearts of oak". Garrick's bardolatry was to come to full flower in his Shakespeare Jubilee in Stratford on Avon, 1769."

⌛ Epoche → Barock ◈ Genre → Arias ♬ Besetzung → Solo high ¶ Sprache → Englisch

Stimmen 1

Instrumente Basso continuo|violin obbligato

Seiten 5

CPDL Nr. 69977

Bearbeiter Christopher Shaw

Veröffentlicht 2022-07-11

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Sweetest bard that ever sung, Nature's glory, Fancy's child; Ever may thy magic tongue Warble thy sweet woodnotes wild. Bring the laurel, bring the flow'rs, Lead the dance's mystic maze. He united all our pow'rs; All united sing his praise. Round his statue's hollow'd base, Elves and fairies sport and play; Ev'ry Muse and ev'ry Grace Ever here keep holiday. Bring the laurel, bring the flow'rs, Lead the dance's mystic maze. He united all our pow'rs; All united sing his praise.