Stephen Storace
 (1762 - 1796)

Storace : If wine and music have the pow'r : illustration

If wine and music have the pow'r
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Pub. c.1782 in Storace's Eight Canzonets. The accompaniment is for piano or harp.
Lyrics: Matthew Prior

If Wine and Music have the pow'r
To ease the sickness of the soul;
Let Phoebus ev'ry string explore,
And Bacchus fill the sprightly bowl.
Let Them their friendly aid employ,
To make my Chloe's absence light;
And seek for pleasure, to destroy
The sorrows of this live-long night.

But she tomorrow will return:
Venus, be thou tomorrow great;
Thy myrtles strew, thy odours burn,
And meet thy fav'rite nymph in state.
Kind goddess, to no other pow'rs
Let us tomorrow's blessings own:
My darling love shall guide the hours;
And all the day be thine alone.