Court Odes: Mighty sir ‘tis alone to you
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incipit (first line(s), normalized): Mighty sir ‘tis alone to you
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the item's genre (general): song
the item's genre (specific): Birthday, Charles II
the institution/place or purpose 
for which the work was first destined:		 English court
the work's year (or focal date, if known): 1680?
author of the text: [poet unknown]
composer of the music: John Blow
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Number of texts stored: 1  
  • Selected text (below): #329 / Source: GB-Lbl Add. 19759, f. 7v
 Selected text (#329) / Source: GB-Lbl Add. 19759, f. 7v  
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source for this text
(short title, or library & shelfmark):		 GB-Lbl Add. 19759
location in the source?
(i.e. which vol., pp. or fols):		 f. 7v
type of source: MS, music and words
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about this transcription: Transcribed by Estelle Murphy, 14 May 2026
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On the King’s birthday
Mighty sir ‘tis alone to you
That the triumphs of the day is due
But a part of those joys
All your subjects may claime
Which tho’ old are not wasted
But ever the same
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