When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre,

[jimc]

Having a pleasant bike ride through the Surrey countryside this morning I found the Albion's "Along the Pilgrim's way" somewhat inevitably (think v3) earworming me, and then it struck me. Is there a distinct resemblance in the melody to Swarbs "To Althea from Prison"?

[Alan2]

I'm not familiar with the Albions song, but I just looked up Lovelace's poem for the heck of it and it seems Swarb leavers out a verse.. Or is my memory playing tricks?

When like committed linnets I
With shriller throat shall sing
The sweetness, mercy, majesty,
And glories of my King:
When I shall voice aloud how good
He is, how great should be,
Enlarged winds, that curl the flood,
Know no such liberty.

[Malcolm]

Never seen that verse before. Your memory's OK.