Rare is the voice itself: but when we sing
To th' lute or viol, then 'tis ravishing.

Text Authorship:

• by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The voice and viol" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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• by Matthew King (b. 1967), "A song (without and with accompaniment)", 2006 [soprano, mezzo-soprano soli, chorus, and orchestra], from The Season of Singing, no. 4..
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-10
Line count: 2
Word count: 17