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by Thomas Finch, Sir, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea (1578 - 1639)

The cælestiall mistress
Language: English 
Cælia, thy bright Angel's face   
may be cal'd a heav'nly place:
the whiteness of the starry way
nature did on thy forehead lay:
but thine eyes have brightness woon,
not from Stars, but from the Sun:
the blushing of the Morn
in thy rosie cheek is worn,
the Musick of the heav'nly Sphears 
in thy soul's winning voyce appears:
happy were I, had I (like Atlas) grace,
so faire a heav'n within mine Arms t'imbrace.

Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Finch, Sir, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea (1578 - 1639) [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 Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "The cælestiall mistress", from the collection Ayres and Dialogues, Book 1 [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

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