by Miles Peter Andrews (1742 - 1814)
The Friend of my Heart
Language: English
For thee all the hardships of life I could bear and brave the attacks of misfortune and care, but care and misfortune my mind would subdue, if the friend of my heart must partake of them too. Had fate from its bounty propitiously lent enough but to furnish the cot of content, the dictates of love in that cot I'd pursue, for the friend of my heart would partake of them too. But Nancy with nought but her truth to endear, with nothing to give to distress but a tear, can ne'er look for comfort with ruin in view, and the friend of her heart to partake of it too.
Authorship:
- by Miles Peter Andrews (1742 - 1814) [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 Harriet Abrams (1760 - 1825), "The Friend of my Heart", subtitle: "A favorite song", published 1799? [ voice and piano or harp ], London : L. Lavenu [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 110