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by Julian Sturgis (1848 - 1904)

Come, boy Bacchus, a bunch of grapes
Language: English 
Come, boy Bacchus, a bunch of grapes,
The bunch you dearest treasure !
'Twill fill my soul with exquisite shapes,
For well I know the pleasure
Of a rich ripe grape slow pressed in the mouth
Bringing me dreams of the lusty South,
Of sunbrown youth
And sun-bright maiden
And all a laughing,
And all a laden
with grapes, grapes, grapes, grapes,
beyond all measure !
And all a laughing
And all a laden
with grapes, grapes, grapes,
beyond all measure.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Julian Sturgis (1848 - 1904) [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 Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "Come, boy Bacchus", alternate title: "Grapes", 1904-6, published 1907, from the collection English Lyrics, Eighth Set, no. 6. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: John Fowler

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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