by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
What delight can they enjoy
Language: English
What delight can they enjoy Whose hearts are not their own, But are gone abroad, astray, And to others' bosoms flown? Silly comforts, silly joy, Which fall and rise as others move, Who seldom use to turn our way. And therefore Chloris will not love, For well I see How false men be, And they must pine that lovers prove.
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 Danyel (1564 - 1626), "What delight can they enjoy" [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 60