The bashful Thames (Henry Purcell)
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CPDL #11321:
- Editor: William Long (added 2006-03-24). Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 84 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: The bashful Thames
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo soprano
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: 2 alto recorders & basso continuo
Published: 1690
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Original text
English text
The Bashful Thames,
for Beauty so renown'd,
in hast ran by her puny Town;
and poor, and poor Augusta was a sham'd to own.
Augusta then did drooping lye,
did drooping, drooping, drooping lye;
tho' now she rears her Tow'ring Front so high; high.
