by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
As ever I saw
Language: English
She is gentle and also wise; Of all other she beareth the prize, That ever I saw. To hear her sing, to see her dance! She will the best herself advance, That ever I saw. To see her fingers that be so small! In my conceit she passeth all That ever I saw. Nature in her hath wonderly wrought, Christ never such another bought, That ever I saw. I have seen many that have beauty, Yet is there none like to my lady That ever I saw. Therefore I dare this boldly say, I shall have the best and fairest may That ever I saw.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 16th century )  [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 Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "As ever I saw", 1918, published 1919 [ voice and piano and string quartet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 105