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" Who is Silvia ? what is she, That all our swains commend her ? Holy, fair, and wise is she, The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be. Is she kind as she is fair ? For beauty lives with kindness : Love doth to her eyes repair, To help... "
The Plays of William Shakspeare - Page 138
by William Shakespeare - 1822
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Shakespeare in Opera, Ballet, Orchestral Music, and Song: An Introduction to ...

Arthur Graham - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 244 pages
...[Shakespeare text] Who is Silvia? What is she, That all our swains commend her? swain— young man in love Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heavens such grace...to Silvia let us sing That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling. To her let us garlands bring. "The rain it raineth...
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Nigger Heaven

Carl Van Vechten - African Americans - 2000 - 336 pages
...Who is Sylvia? what is she? That all our swains commend her: Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be....to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness. Very pretty, Hester pronounced, stifling a yawn. Classic and sweet, Orville asserted. A true gem. A...
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Shakespeare's Third Keyboard: The Significance of Rime in Shakespeare's Plays

Lorna Flint - Drama - 2000 - 222 pages
...is Silvia? What is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she. 40 The heaven such grace did lend her That she might admired be....lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes repair 45 To help him of his blindness, And, being helped, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing That...
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

William Shakespeare - Drama - 2000 - 132 pages
...is Silvia? What is she, That all our swains commend her? 40 Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be....lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes repair, 46 To help him of his blindness, 47 And, being helped, inhabits there. 25 own own sake 27 allycholly...
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William Shakespeare: The Complete Works

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1989 - 1286 pages
...Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven s Go in; and tell my lady I am gone, Having displeased...make confession, and to be absolved. NURSE. Marry, excelu-g; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling: To her let us garlands bring....
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Shakespeare's Songbook, Volume 1

Ross W. Duffin - Art - 2004 - 536 pages
...Who is Silvia? what is she? That all our Swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she, The heaven such grace did lend her, that she might admired be....lives with kindness: Love doth to her eyes repair, that she might ad - mi red be. To help him of his blindness: And being help'd, inhabits there. Then...
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Acting for Singers: Creating Believable Singing Characters

David F. Ostwald - Music - 2005 - 264 pages
...Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be....Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling; To her let us garlands bring. In contrast to...
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