by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688)
Language: English
From those serene and rapturous joys A country life alone can give, Exempt from tumult and from noise, Where Kings forget the troubles of their reigns, And are almost as happy as their humble Swains, By feeling that they live.
Composition:
- Set to music by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), no title, Z. 326 no. 2 (1684), from Welcome Song for Charles II, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688)
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
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