by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
By beauteous softness
Language: English
By beauteous softness mix'd with majesty, An empire over ev'ry heart she gains; And from her awful pow'r none would be free, She with such sweetness and such justice reigns.
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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "By beauteous softness" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 30