Doth the sweet pastoral pipe neglected lie? - Hayes, William

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"An elegy upon Mr [John] Gay. John Gay is nowadays remembered principally as the creator of The Beggar's Opera. He was equally famous amongst contemporaries for his pastoral poems."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Voicing → ATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 63639

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2021-03-22

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Doth the sweet pastoral pipe neglected lie; None skilled to awake its sleeping harmony? In rural manners few a beauty find! None sing of Lobbin Clout or Blouzelind! 'Mong simple swains, while innocence will stay, We'll mourn thy hapless fate. Ah, gentle Gay.