by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625) and by Philip Massinger (1583 - 1640)
Translation by Thomas Betterton (1635? - 1710)
Let the Graces
Language: English  after the English
Let the Graces and Pleasures repair, With the youthful, the gay, the witty and fair. May all harmless delights, Happy days and kind nights, For ever attend this blest pair.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Betterton (1635? - 1710) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625) [text unavailable] and by Philip Massinger (1583 - 1640) [text unavailable]
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), "Let the Graces", Z. 627 no. ? (1690), from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-10
Line count: 5
Word count: 30