by John Milton (1608 - 1674)
Sweet Echo, sweetest Nymph that liv'st...
Language: English
Sweet Echo, sweetest Nymph that liv'st unseen Within thy airy shell By slow Meander's margent green, And in the violet imbroider'd vale Where the love-lorn Nightingale Nightly to thee her sad Song mourneth well. Canst thou not tell me of a gentle Pair That likest thy Narcissus are? O if thou have Hid them in som flowry Cave, Tell me but where Sweet Queen of Parly, Daughter of the Sphear! So maist thou be translated to the skies, And give resounding grace to all Heav'ns Harmonies!
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- by John Milton (1608 - 1674), "Echo", appears in Comus [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 Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Song from Milton's Comus", 1854, published 1855. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 86