by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721)
Morella, charming without art
Language: English
Morella, charming without art, And kind without design, Can never lose the smallest part Of such a heart as mine. Obliged a thousand several ways, It ne'er can break her chains, While passion which her beauties raise My gratitude maintains.
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- by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721), no title [author's text checked 1 time 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 Willem de Fesch (1687 - 1761), "Morella, charming without art" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Morella, charming without art", op. 126 (Ten Songs in Two Sets of Five Each, Set II) no. 4 (1938) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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