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by George Hill (1800? - ?)

Leila
Language: English 
When first you look upon her face
You little note beside
The timidness, that still betrays
The beauties it would hide:
But, one by one, they look out from
Her blushes and her eyes;
And still the last, the loveliest --
Like stars from twilight skies.

And thoughts go sporting through her mind,
Like children among flowers;
And deeds of gentle goodness are
The measure of her hours.
In soul or face, she bears no trace
Of one from Eden driven;
But, like the rainbow, seems, though born
Of earth, a part of Heaven.

Text Authorship:

  • by George Hill (1800? - ?), "Leila", appears in The Ruins of Athens; Titania's Banquet, a Mask; and Other Poems, first published 1839 [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 John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Leila", 1970 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-02-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 93

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