by Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855)
Oh! She was good as she was fair
Language: English
Oh! She was good as she was fair, None -- none on Earth above her! As pure in thought as angels are: To know her was to love her.
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- by Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855), no title, in the poem "Jacqueline", part 1, beginning of stanza 5 [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 Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Jacqueline", 1997, first performed 1997 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Love Songs, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
Line count: 4
Word count: 28