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O love that stronger art than wine

DMI number:
4529
First Line:
O love that stronger art than wine
Last Line:
And half the heaven of the blessed
Poem Genre / Form:
Lyric and Couplet
Themes:
Love
Related People
Author:
Aphra Behn
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
From The Lucky Chance, Act III, lines 190-214. Todd (1996) VII: 249-50. Todd notes that 'The song is printed in John Playford's Theatre of Music 1687, p. 84, which identifies John Blow as the composer of the music and Mr. Ousley (Robert Wolselely) as the writer of the words.' (VII: 447).
Content/Publication
Title:
Deliciae Poeticae; or Parnassus display'd in a choice collection of poems and songs [T93810]
Page No(s):
p.119
Poem Title:
A song
Attribution:
By Colonel Ousley
Attributed To:
Colonel Ousley
Title:
Mirth diverts all care [T119714]
Page No(s):
p.119
Poem Title:
A song
Attribution:
By Colonel Ousley
Attributed To:
Colonel Ousley
Title:
Mirth diverts all care [T182529]
Page No(s):
p.119
Poem Title:
A song
Attribution:
By Colonel Ousley
Attributed To:
Colonel Ousley