A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed, The swain had been jilted, the nymph been betrayed: Their intent was to try if his oracle knew E'er a nymph that was chaste, or a swain that was true. Apollo was mute, and had like t'have been [posed]1, But sagely at length he this secret disclosed: "He alone won't betray in whom none will confide: And the nymph may be chaste that has never been tried."
Love for Love
A play - incidental music by John Eccles (1668 - 1735)
?. A nymph and a swain  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by William Congreve (1670 - 1729), "Song", appears in Love for Love, Act II, Scene 3
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists. William Congreve., Unexpurgated Edition, London : Vizetelly & Co., 1888, page 245.
1 Eccles: "pos'd"Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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