by John Banks (1650 - 1706)
Song
Language: English
[I am]1 arm'd, and declare For a Vigerous war; By my Bow and my Quiver I swear Not a Rebel to Love will I spare, This Shaft I will draw to the Head, And shoot the great Persian, shoot him dead. The [Tyrani]2 shall die, there's one will deny him, Let him Court her with Crowns she shall fly him, This Shaft I will draw to the Head, And shoot the great Archer dead.
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2 Eccles: "Tyrant"
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Confirmed with Cyrus the Great, or, The tragedy of love : as it is acted at the theatre in Little-Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's Servants by John Banks, printed for Richard Bentley at the Post-Office in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, London 1696, Act 4, page 41. The second of two songs.
1 Eccles: "I'm"2 Eccles: "Tyrant"
Authorship:
- by John Banks (1650 - 1706), "Song", appears in Cyrus the Great, or, The tragedy of love, first published 1696 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by John Eccles (1668 - 1735), "Oh! Take him gently", 1695, from the incidental music to Cyrus the Great
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-22
Line count: 10
Word count: 74