by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688)
Welcome as soft refreshing show'rs
Language: English
Welcome as soft refreshing show'rs, That raise the sickly heads of drooping flow'rs, Welcome as early beams of light To the benighted traveller, When he descries bright Phosphorus from afar, And all his fears are put to flight. Welcome home.
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- by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688) [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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Welcome as soft refreshing show'rs", Z. 326 no. 5 (1684), from Welcome Song for Charles II, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
Line count: 7
Word count: 40