To keep my gentle Bessy - Arne, Thomas

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"A song written for the dramatic farce of The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green, 1741. This version published in Clio and Euterpe, or British Harmony."

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

Parts 1

Instruments Keyboard, violin

Pages 5

CPDL # 84331

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2025-03-27

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¶Lyrics / Text

To keep my gentle Bessy, What labour would seem hard? Each toilsome task how easy! Her love the sweet reward. The bee, thus uncomplaining, Esteems no toil severe, The sweet reward obtaining, Of honey all the year.