Fairest isle all isles excelling
- DMI number:
- 2472
- First Line:
- Fairest isle all isles excelling
- Last Line:
- Those shall be renowned for love
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quatrain abab and Song
- Themes:
- Sex / relations between the sexes and Patriotism / glory of the British nation
- Composer:
- H. Purcell
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- 'Set by Mr. H. Purcell' (MM 6)
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- From Dryden's play; Calif. XVI (1998): 63.
- Title:
- The Musical Miscellany [v. 6] [?not Suarez?] [T118842] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.200-201
- Poem Title:
- Sung in King Arthur. Set by Mr. H. Purcell.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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