Samuel Webbe
(1740 - 1816)

Webbe : Swiftly from the mountain's brow : illustration

Swiftly from the mountain's brow
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This glee gained a Catch Club prize medal in 1788.
Lyrics: John Cunningham

Swiftly from the mountain's brow,
Shadows, nursed by night, retire;
And the peeping sunbeams now
Paint with gold the village spire.

Sweet, O sweet, the warbling throng
On the white emblossomed spray;
Nature's universal song
Echoes to the rising day.