Ever of Thee

DESCRIPTION: "Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming, Thy gentle voice my spirit can cheer." "Still in thy heart thy form I cherish." "Ah, never till life and mem'ry perish, Can I forget how dear thou art to me, Morn, noon, and night... Fondly I'm dreaming ever of thee."
AUTHOR: George Linley and Foley Hall (source: Heart-Songs)
EARLIEST DATE: before 1860 (sundry broadsides)
KEYWORDS: love nonballad
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Heart-Songs, pp. 222-223, "Ever of Thee" (1 text, 1 tune)
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 30, "Ever of Thee" (1 text)
Dime-Song-Book #5/72, p. 35 and #5/64, p. 35, "Ever of Thee" (1 text)
ST HeSo222 (Partial)
Roud #13774
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 18(400), "Ever of Thee I am fondly dreaming" (H. De Marsan, New York, c. 1860); also Firth b.25(316)=Harding B 11(1096)=Johnson Ballads 1974A, "Ever of thee I'm fondly reaming," G. Henson, (Northampton), n.d; also Firth b.28(5a/b), "Ever of Thee," R. March and Co. (London), 1877-1884; also Harding B 11(1097), 2806 c.13(217)=Firth b.27(476), "Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming!" J. Harkness (Preston), 1840-1866; also Harding B 11(1098)=Harding B 11(1099), "Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming," H. Such (London), 1849-1862; Harding B 11(2318), "Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming," W. S. Fortey (London), 1858-1885; Harding B 11(2311), Johnson Ballads 1102, "Ever of Thee," A. Ryle and Co. (London), 1845-1859; also Firth b.26(60), "Ever of Thee," L. Povey (Berkely), n.d.; Firth c.17(1), "Ever of Thee," J. Forth (Pockiington), n.d.' also 2806 c.13(147), "Ever of Thee," unknown, n.d.; also 2806 c.16(332)=Harding B 11(1095), "Ever of Thee," unknown, n.d.
File: HeSo222

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