by Francis Hopkinson (1737 - 1791)
Enraptur'd I gaze
Language: English
Enraptur'd I gaze when my Delia is by, And drink the sweet poison of love from her eye; I feel the soft passion pervade ev'ry part And pleasure unusual plays round my fond heart. I hear her sweet voice, and am charm'd with her song; I think I could hear her sweet voice all day long; My senses, enchanted, are lost in delight When Love and soft Music their raptures unite. Beyond all expression my Delia I love, My heart is so fix'd that it never can rove; When I see her I think 'tis an angel I see, And the charms of her mind are a heaven to me.
Authorship:
- by Francis Hopkinson (1737 - 1791), "Enraptur'd I gaze" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Francis Hopkinson (1737 - 1791), "Enraptur'd I gaze" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 110