No flower that blows

Song TitleNo flower that blows (Search)
Composer(s):Thomas Linley Jr.
Author(s):Anonymous
Keyword(s) & Features: Appreciation; Blooming; Breasts; Children; Flowers; Gifts; Hearts; Hours; Living; Love; Love Song; Maternal Love; Metaphor: Child as Gift; Metaphor: Love as Flowers; Parents; Perfumes; Pledging; Resting; Roses; Scattering
First LineNo flow'r that blows is like this rose (Search)
Year of composition 1776 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Thomas-Linley/No-Flower-That-Blows
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://books.google.com/books/about/Reliquary_of_English_Song_Series_2_1700.html?id=Y6kQAAAAYAAJ
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/6OTSyRh0ROARlDa8Fhj1oK?si=C67980M7T_G8FFxo0YNBDA
Difficulty LevelHS (Search)
Range: E4 - F#5 (Search)
Original KeyA Major (Search)
NotesA satirical print in the British Museum bears this title as well. (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceReliquary of English Song, Vol. 2 (Search)
Sources Citedhttps://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-6514 (Search)
ContributorSHK (Search)
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