Thomas Arne
(1710 - 1778)

Arne : Gay Florimel of noble birth (reduced accompaniment) : illustration

Gay Florimel of noble birth (reduced accompaniment)
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A song written for performance at Vauxhall. This edition includes a keyboard reduction of the original orchestral accompaniment; a full version is also available.
Lyrics: Christopher Smart

Gay Florimel of noble birth,
The most engaging thing on earth,
To please a blithe gallant
Has much of wit and much of mirth,
And much of tongue to set it forth;
But then she has an aunt.

How oft, alas! In vain I've tried
To tempt her from her guardian's side,
And trap her on love's hook.
She's like a little wanton lamb
That frisks about the careful dam,
But shuns the shepherd's crook.

Like wretched Dives, I am plac'd
To see the joys I ne'er must taste,
Of all my hopes bereav'n;
Her aunt's the dreadful gulf betwixt,
By all the pow'rs of malice fix'd,
To cheat me of my heav'n.