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by William Whitehead (1715 - 1785)

Yes, I'm in love, I feel it now
Language: English 
Yes, I'm in love, I feel it now,
And Celia has undone me;
And yet I'll swear, I can't tell how,
The pleasing plague stole on me.

'Tis not her face that love creates,
For there no graces revel;
'Tis not her shape,
For there the Fates have rather been uncivil.

'Tis not her air, for sure in that
There's nothing more than common;
And all her sense is only chat,
Like any other woman.

Her voice, her touch, might give th' alarm;
'Tis both, perhaps, or neither;
In short, 'tis that provoking charm
Of Celia all together!

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Text Authorship:

  • by William Whitehead (1715 - 1785) [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 Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), "The plague of love", alternate title: "The tout-ensemble" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "The plague of love", note: adapted from the song by Arne. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

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