by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Scarce had the rising sun appear'd
Language: English
Scarce had the rising sun appear'd To gild the dawning day, When in a neighb'ring grove I heard A murm'ring voice to say, "Be kind, sweet nymph, since heav'n affords Conveniences and place;" He had as prevalent charm in his words, As she had in her face. Beauty to pleasing flatteries must yield, Tho' the first conquers, yet these win the field.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Scarce had the rising sun appear'd", Z. 469, published 1679. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 62