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Thomas Arne
(1710 - 1778)
Pshaw! tell me no more of the lily
(Song)
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Pshaw! tell me no more of the lily
(Song)
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Publ. London, 1760. Probably written for performance at Vauxhall.
Lyrics: Anon
Pshaw! Tell me no more of the lily,
The violet, carnation and rose;
You never can think me so silly
To match my Clorinda with those.
The lily, all beauteous today,
Tomorrow will wither and fade;
Pinks, roses and violets decay;
Not so my adorable maid.
Her charms unimpaired will endure;
Bloom brighter and brighter each day:
For virtue and candour are sure
In their nature, and never decay.
Pshaw! Tell me no more of the lily,
The violet, carnation and rose;
You never can think me so silly
To match my Clorinda with those.
The lily, all beauteous today,
Tomorrow will wither and fade;
Pinks, roses and violets decay;
Not so my adorable maid.
Her charms unimpaired will endure;
Bloom brighter and brighter each day:
For virtue and candour are sure
In their nature, and never decay.