by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
To arms, Heroick Prince
Language: English
To arms, Heroick Prince, to Arms, Glory, like Love has pow'rfull Charms; let Glory now thy Soul ingross, and recompence its Rivals loss: Bid Trumpets sound, and nothing name but Battles, Conquests, Triumphs, Fame.
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), "To arms, Heroick Prince", Z. 600 no. 3, from the incidental music to The Libertine -or- The Libertine Destroyed, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 34