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by Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855)

She was good
 (Sung text for setting by M. Balfe)
 See base text
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.
When little, and her eyes, her voice,
Her every gesture said, "rejoice,"
Her coming was a gladness;
And, as she grew, her modest grace,
Her down-cast look 'twas heaven to trace,
When, shading with her hand her face
She half inclined to sadness.
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.
 ... 
Her voice, whate'er she said, enchanted;
Like music to the heart it went.
And her dark eyes -- how eloquent!
Ask what she would, 'twas granted.
Her father loved her as his fame;
-- And Bayard's self had done the same!
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.
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870), "She was good", lines 1-11,1-4,12-17,1-4 [ vocal duet for soprano and contralto with piano ], also set in Italian (Italiano), also set in German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855), note: this is an excerpt from a long poem called "Jacqueline"

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This text was added to the website: 2025-12-02
Line count: 17
Word count: 111

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