by George Granville Lansdowne, Baron (1667 - 1735)
So well Corinna likes the joy
Language: English
So well Corinna likes the joy, She vows she'll never more be coy; She drinks eternal draughts of pleasure, Eternal draughts will not suffice. Ah, give me more, she cries, 'Tis all too little measure.
Text Authorship:
- by George Granville Lansdowne, Baron (1667 - 1735) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Eccles (1668 - 1735), "So well Corinna likes the joy", 1695, from the [a play]
incidental music The She-gallants [
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Line count: 6
Word count: 35