To the Editor of the "Norru-Cama Dairy News.
Siz,—Your correspondent "S" inquires whether I can tell him who wrote the music of the song "Should He Upbraid." The published copies of the song always state "Words by Shakespeare. Music by Bishop," but no mention is made of its having formed part of any opera. Sir Henry Bishon (1786-1855) was the greatest English composer of his time, was therefore knighted and, of course, died in extreme poverty. it reminds one of the underpaid girl in the Post Office who pointed out that an BE. was very nice but yon couldn't eat it~but that is another story. He was a prolific composer of operas, ballets and incidental music, but is best known for his settings of songs. Perhaps his
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