by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Upon her eyes
Language: English
Clear are her eyes, Like purest skies, Discovering from thence A baby there That turns each sphere, Like an Intelligence.
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon her eyes" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Upon her eyes", op. 166 (Five Songs for Voice and Pianoforte) no. 3 (1948) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 20