The Thorn
| Song Title | The Thorn (Search) |
| Composer(s): | William Shield |
| Author(s): | John O'Keeffe |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Adorning; Blossoming; Blushing; Breasts; Chloe; Marrying; Metaphor: Slights as Thorns; Morning; Promising; Proposals; Protecting; Rivals; Sloes; Thorns; Wedding Rings; White |
| First Line | From the white blossom'd slope (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://ballads.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/view/edition/3269 |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://books.google.com/books/about/Reliquary_of_English_Song_Series_2_1700.html?id=Y6kQAAAAYAAJ |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Range: | C4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C Major (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Reliquary of English Song, Vol. 2 (Search) |
| Contributor | SHK (Search) |