by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
From this bleeding hand of mine
Language: English
From this bleeding hand of mine Take this sprig of eglantine, Which, though sweet unto your smell, Yet the fretful briar will tell, He who plucks the sweets shall prove Many thorns to be in love.
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Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The bleeding hand; or, the sprig of eglantine given to a maid" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "The sprig of eglantine", op. 23 (Twenty-one songs) no. 13 (1916) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Teresa del Riego (c1876 - 1968), "Eglantine", published 1906? [ voice and piano ], from Album, no. 7, London ; New York : Chappell [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-31
Line count: 6
Word count: 36