by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Who can behold Florella's charms
Language: English
Who can behold Florella's charms And not like me adore; One glance from her my soul disarms And robs me of resisting pow'r. Let unblest heroes still pursue Coy glory in the dusty field, If Florella but subdue, Fate can no greater triumph yield.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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), "Who can behold Florella's charms", Z. 441, published 1695. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 44