by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
For Love's sake, kiss me once again
Language: English
For Love's sake, kiss me once again, I long, and should not beg in vain, Here's none to spy or see ; Why do you doubt or stay? I'll taste as lightly as the bee, That doth but touch his flower, and flies away. Once more, and, faith, I will be gone, Can he that loves ask less than one ? Nay, you may err in this, And all your bounty wrong : This could be called but half a kiss, What we're but once to do, we should do long. I will but mend the last, and tell Where, how it would have relished well ; Join lip to lip, and try : Each suck the other's breath, And whilst our tongues perplexed lie, Let who will think us dead, or wish our death.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Jonson, Ben. The Works of Ben Jonson, Volume 3, London, Chatto & Windus, 1910, p. 282.
Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "Begging another, on colour of mending the former" [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "For love's sake", 1906. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 136