by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943)
Episode
Language: English
And a the evening shadows longer grew, they found themselves in the village of Farthinhoe where they would spend the night. Mine host of “The Barleymow,” a right good man and worthy, seeing that their pockets were as light as their cares, essayed fair exchange. He would give them sustenance and shelter for the night, if they, in their turn, would ply their art before the company. So now our purpose is to show How Nell, Noll, Meg and Romeo Earned board and bed in Farthinghoe, One day at Farthinghoe.
Text Authorship:
- by Helen Taylor (1876 - 1943) [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 Martin Easthope (1882 - 1925), "Episode", published 1920 [soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and piano], from The Mountebanks, no. 1b, London: Enoch & Sons [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2018-10-18
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