by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Grief, keep within
Language: English
Grief, keep within and scorn to show but tears, Since joy can weep as well as thou, Disdain to sigh, for so can slender cares, Which but from idle causes grow. Do not look forth, unless thou didst know how To look with thine own face, and as thou art. And only let my heart, That knows more reason why, Pine, fret, consume, swell, burst and die.
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), "Grief, keep within", from Mrs. M. E. Her Funeral Tears for the Death of her Husband, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 67