by Marjory Fleming (1803 - 1811)
Sweet Isabell
Language: English
Here lies sweet Isabell in bed Wearing a nightcap on her head Her skin is soft her face is fair And she has very pretty hair She and I in bed lie nice And undisturbed by rats or mice She is disgusted by Mister Worgan Although he plays upon the organ A not of ribans on her head Her cheak is tinged with concious red Her nails are neat her teeth are white Her eyes are very very bright In a conspicuos town she lives And to the poor her money gives Here ends sweet Isabellas story And may it be much to her glory
Authorship:
- by Marjory Fleming (1803 - 1811) [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 Richard Rodney Bennett (1936 - 2012), "Sweet Isabell", 1969, from A Garland for Marjory Fleming, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Carol Rasmussen
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 105