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THE SONGS OF HENRY RUSSELL 135 |
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young ladies in question became more and more distressed, until at last they could contain themselves no longer, but burst out into loud sobs, bringing the song to an untimely conclusion.
Other songs of Henry Russell's which deserve a passing mention are his setting of Eliza Cook's "The Old Arm-chair," first published under the title of "The Favourite Chair," a song quite in accordance with the style of sentiment then in vogue, and "The Ivy Green," the words of which were by Charles Dickens.
In those days such a thing as a royalty was hardly known, and Russell sold all his songs outright. "Woodman, spare that tree" brought him a couple of dollars, as we have seen, and though that constituted a record in prices, it was run very close by "The Ivy Green," which fetched ten shillings! Russell's other songs fared very little better, as the following list will show :— |
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But if Henry Russell received very little return from the sale of his songs, he made a good deal of money by his singing of them. When on |
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