by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The wife
Language: English
The first of all our sex Came from the side of man, I thither am return’d From whence our sex began. I do not visit oft, Nor many when I do, I tell my mind to few And that in counsel too. I seem not sick in health, Nor sullen but in sorrow; I care for somewhat else Than what to wear to-morrow.
Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, ed. by A. H. Bullen, London, John C. Nimmo, 1887, pages 184-185.
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 John Maynard (c1577 - 1633), "The wife", published 1611, from the collection Twelve Wonders of the World [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 63