English Songs
| HWV | Title | Voice | Composed | Notes | Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Hunting Song or The morning is charming | Tenor | 1743-00-001743 | Voice in treble clef. Autograph, which survives, presented to Legh in 1751 | by Charles Legh. Composed in London |
| 228-01228-1 | The unhappy Lovers: As Celia's fatal arrows flew | Soprano | 1730-00-00circa 1730 | ||
| 228-02228-2 | Charming Cloris: Ask not the cause / The poor Shepherd: The Sun was sunk beneath the Hills | Soprano | 1730-00-00circa 1730 | ||
| 228-03228-3 | As on a Sunshine Summer's Day | Soprano | 1729-00-00circa 1729 | ||
| 228-04228-4 | Bacchus Speech in Praise of Wine: Bacchus one day gayly striding | Soprano | 1730-00-00circa 1730 | ||
| 228-05228-5 | The Polish Minuet or Miss Kitty Grevil's Delight: Charming is your shape and air | Soprano | 1720-00-00circa 1720 | ||
| 228-06228-6 | The Sailor's Complaint: Come and listen to my ditty / Hosier's Ghost: As near Portobello lying | Soprano | 1735-00-00circa 1735 | ||
| 228-07228-7 | Di godere ha speranza il mio core / Oh my dearest, my lovely creature | Soprano | 1719-00-00circa 1719 | ||
| 228-08228-8 | The forsaken Maid's Complaint: Faithless ungrateful / The slighted Swain: Cloe proves false | Soprano | 1720-00-00circa 1720 | ||
| 228-09228-9 | From scourging rebellion or A Song on the Victory obtained over the Rebels by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland | Tenor | 1746-00-001746 | First performance: Sung by Thomas Lowe at Vauxhall Gardens, 15 May 1746. Composed to celebrate the Duke of Cumberland's defeat of the Jacobite forces at Culloden on 16 April 1746 | |
| 228-10 | The forsaken Nymph: Guardian Angels now protect me | Soprano | 1735-00-00circa 1735 | ||
| 228-11 | I like the am'rous Youth that's free | Soprano | 1737-00-001737 | First performance: 28 February 1737: London, Drury Lane Theatre. Published: 1741. Sung by Catherine ("Kitty") Clive in James Miller's comedy, "The Universal Passions" (Act II) | |
| 228-12 | Phillis: My fair, ye Swains, is gone astray | Soprano | 1725-00-00circa 1725 | ||
| 228-13 | Not, Cloe, that I better am | Soprano | 1730-00-00circa 1730 | ||
| 228-14 | Strephon's Complaint of Love: Oh cruel Tyrant Love | Soprano | 1730-00-00circa 1730 | ||
| 228-15 | The Satyr's Advice to a Stock-Jobber: On the shore of a low ebbing sea / Ye Swains that are courting a Maid / Molly Mogg: Says my uncle, I pray you discover | Soprano | 1730-00-00circa 1730 | ||
| 228-16 | Phillis be kind and hear | Soprano | 1730-00-00circa 1730 | ||
| 228-17 | Phillis advised: Phillis the lovely | Soprano | 1739-00-00circa 1739 | ||
| 228-18 | Stand round, my brave boys or Song made for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London | Tenor | 1745-00-001745 | First performance : Sung by Thomas Lowe in "The Relapse or Virtue in Danger" by John Vanbrugh, at Drury Lane Theatre, London: 14 November 1745. Published: 1745. Published as "A Song made for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London" (1745) | |
| 228-19 | The faithful Maid / The Melancholy Nymph: 'Twas when the seas were roaring | Soprano | 1715-00-001715 | First performance: 23 February 1715: London, Drury Lane Theatre. Incidental music; probably sung in John Gay's "Comic Tragick Pastoral Farce" or "What D'ye Call it," (Act II) | |
| 228-20 | The Rapture / Matchless Clarinda: When I survey Clarinda's charms / Venus now leaves | Soprano | 1725-00-00circa 1725 | ||
| 228-21 | The Death of the Stag: When Phoebus the tops of the Hills does adorn | Soprano | 1740-00-00circa 1740 | ||
| 228-22 | Who to win a Woman's favour | Soprano | 1746-00-00circa 1746 | ||
| 228-23 | An Answer to Collin's Complaint: Ye winds to whome Collin complains | Soprano | 1716-00-00circa 1716 | ||
| 228-24 | Yes, I'm in love | Soprano | 1740-00-00circa 1740 |
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