FARE THEE WELL, AND IF FOR EVER (_O.C.S._ 58)
Fare thee well, and if for ever, Still for ever, fare thee well; Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall my heart rebel.
About 1825 the words were set to an air from Mozart's _La Clemenza di Tito_. There are original settings by Parke, S. Webbe, and six other composers.
Moore's _Irish Melodies_, air 'Bob and Joan.'
Said to be a 'Portuguese Air.' The melody has been utilized as a hymn-tune.
FLY, FLY FROM THE WORLD, MY BESSY, WITH ME (_S.B.S._ 2)
FOR THE PORT OF BARBADOS, BOYS (_D. & S._ 15)
From sport to sport they hurry me, To banish my regret; And when they win a smile from me, They think that I forget.
In the Burney Collection is a tune 'Gee Ho, Dobbin.' Also in _Apollo's Cabinet_, 1757, Vol. II, and _Love in a Village_, 1762. The tune was frequently used for ephemeral songs.
It is doubtful if Dickens would know this song, the title of which has passed into a common phrase.
GLORIOUS APOLLO (_O.C.S._ 13, 56) _S. Webbe._
The title of this glee probably suggested the name of the 'Glorious Apollers.' See p. 124.
('Do they often go where glory waits 'em?' _O.C.S._ 58)
Moore's _Irish Melodies_, set to the air 'Maid of the Valley.'
GOD BLESS THE PRINCE OF WALES (_U.T._ 29)
Words by _J. Ceiriog Hughes_. Trans, by G. Linley. _H. Brinley Richards_, 1862.
Origin unknown. The second word should be 'rest,' and the correct reading is
It is unnecessary here to discuss the origin and sources of this air. The form in which we know it is probably due to Henry Carey, and the first recorded public performance was on September 28, 1745.
HAD I A HEART FOR FALSEHOOD FRAMED (_D. & S._ 14)
Sung by Mr. Leoni (see _Choir_, May, 1912).
In the _Duenna_, 1775. Set to the air now known as 'The Harp that once through Tara's Halls.'
Moore, in his _Irish Melodies_, calls the melody 'Gramachree.'
Mr. Elson (_National Music of America_) says that the music was originally known as the 'President's March,' probably by a German composer. The words were subsequently adapted to the air by Dr. Joseph Hopkinson.
From Handel's _Suite de Pieces pour le Clavecin_, Set I.
HAS SHE THEN FAILED IN HER TRUTH (_N.N._ 49)
And has she then failed in her truth, The beautiful maid I adore? Shall I never again hear her voice, Nor see her lov'd form any more?