The British Musical Biography

[E] Lover, Samuel, poet, painter, novelist,
and composer, was born at Dublin, February
24, 1797 ; died at Jersey, July 6, 1868.

[W] Works. — Various Novels. Songs and Bal-
lads, London, 1859. Music to the following
plays : Rory O'More (based on his novel) 1837 ;
White Horse of the Peppers, 1838 ; Happy man,
1839 ; Green Boy, 1840 ; II Paddy Whack in
Italia, 1841; MacCarthy More, 1861. Songs:
A leaf that reminds me of thee; Angel's whis-
per ; Birth of St. Patrick ; Bowld Soger Boy ;
Fairy Boy; Fairy Tempter; Fisherman ; For-
give but don't forget; Four leaved Shamrock;
Hour before day ; I leave you to guess ; Irish
mule driver; Land of the west; Letter (the);
Low backed car ; May dew ; Molly Bawn ;
Molly Carew ; My Mother dear ; Rory O'More ;
Saint Kevin ; True love can ne'er forget; 'Twas
the day of the feast ; Can you ever forget ; Dove
song; Fisherman's daughter; I can ne'er for-
get thee ; Kathleen and the Swallows ; Lady
mine ; Macarthy's grave ; watch you well ;
Rose, zephyr, and dewdrop ; Sally ; Say not
my heart is cold ; That rogue Riley ; Voice
within ; Whistling thief ; Widow Machree.

[+] Many of Lover's songs have passed into the
Irish national repertory, the "Angel's Whis-
per," "The Letter," "What will you do love?"
and " The Fairy Tempter," being among the
best known.

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