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Cyrus the Great

A play - incidental music by John Eccles (1668 - 1735)

. Oh! Take him gently Sung Text

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O Take him gently from the Pile,
And lay him here to rest, 
And I will scorch for him a while; 
If he must burn, then burn him in my Breast,
For there is Fire, there is flame
Enough to set the World on fire. 

Text Authorship:

  • by John Banks (1650 - 1706), "Song", appears in Cyrus the Great, or, The tragedy of love, Richard Bentley, Covent-Garden, London, first published 1696

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , John Versmoren , Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]



I'm arm'd, and declare 
For a Vigerous war;
By my Bow and my Quiver I swear
Not a Rebel to Love will I spare, 
This Shaft I will draw to the Head, 
And shoot the great Persian, shoot him dead.
The Tyrant shall die, there's one will deny him,
Let him Court her with Crowns she shall fly him, 
This Shaft I will draw to the Head,
And shoot the great Archer dead.

Text Authorship:

  • by John Banks (1650 - 1706), "Song", appears in Cyrus the Great, or, The tragedy of love, first published 1696

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]


Author(s): John Banks (1650 - 1706)
Total word count: 118
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