Give Isaac the nymph - Linley, Thomas

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"A toast given by the character Isaac Mendoza in The Duenna. Linley and Sheridan wrote several such pieces together."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Arias ♬ Voicing → solo high ¶ Language → English

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CPDL # 82650

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2024-11-06

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¶Lyrics / Text

Give Isaac the nymph, who no beauty can boast But health and good humour, to make her his toast, If straight, I don't mind whether slender or fat, And six feet or four, we'll ne'er quarrel for that. What e'er her complexion, I vow I don't care, If brown it is lasting, more pleasing if fair; And tho' in her cheeks I no dimples should see, Let her smile, and each dell is a dimple to me. Let her locks be the reddest that ever were seen, And her eyes may be, faith, any colour but green; For in eyes, tho' so various in lustre and hue, I swear I've no choice, only let her have two. 'Tis true I'd dispense with a throne on her back, And white teeth, I own, are genteeler than black: A little round chin too's a beauty I've heard, But I only desire she mayn't have a beard.