by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Fair Cytherea presents her doves
Language: English
Fair Cytherea presents her doves, Sweet Minerva singeth, Jove gives a crown, a garland Juno bringeth. Fame summoned each celestial power To bring their gifts to Oriana's bower. Then sang the Shepherds and Nymphs of Diana: Long live fair Oriana.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, appears in The Triumphs of Oriana, first published 1601 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Lisley , "Fair Cytherea presents her doves", published 1601. [chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 40