by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Aria. Virtue, the charmer sweet replies
Language: English
Virtue, the charmer sweet replies, Will soften age’s brow. Virtue tho’ wit or beauty flies, Will make us gay as now.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, first published 1748
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Hayes (1708 - 1777), "Aria. Virtue, the charmer sweet replies", published 1748 [ voice and continuo ], from cantata A winter scene at Ross in Herefordshire, no. 3, Verified with Six Cantatas Set to Musick by William Hayes Bac. Mus. Organist of Magd. Coll. and Professor in the University of Oxford, London 1748. [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-14
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Word count: 21