by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The rover reclaimed
Language: English
The rover reclaimed has oft with pride Dissolved love's silken chains, The wanton Deity defied And scorn'd his sharpest pains. But from thy form, resistless, stream Such charms as must control; In thee the fairest features Beam the noblest, brightest soul. Pleas'd in thy converse all the day, Life's sand unheeded runs; With thee I'll hail the rising ray And talk down summer suns. Our loves congenial, still the same, With equal force shall shine; No cloy'd desires can damp the flame Which friendship will refine.
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 Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), "The rover reclaimed" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 86