Pre 20 Jul 1943
Pears sang this song (and On the brow of Richmond Hill) at three concerts accompanied by Norman Franklin in April 1943, but it is not clear whether Britten's realizations were used.
Britten realisation of Henry Purcell's work. Britten's version was published in Henry Purcell: Seven Songs. The text for the work was written by Thomas D'Urfey.
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