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by John Banister Tabb (1845 - 1909)

Cleopatra to the Asp
Language: English 
Lie thou where Life hath lain,
And let thy swifter pain
His rival prove;
Till, like the fertile Nile,
Death buries, mile for mile,
This waste of Love.

Soft! Soft! A sweeter kiss
Than Antony's is this!
O regal Shade,
Luxurious as sleep
Upon thy bosom deep
My heart is laid.

Text Authorship:

  • by John Banister Tabb (1845 - 1909) [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 Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "Cleopatra to the Asp", A. Add. 5 (1912?). [high voice or medium voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2005-09-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 51

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