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by John Donne (1572 - 1631)

That learning, Thine ambassador
Language: English 
   That learning, Thine ambassador, 
From Thine allegiance we never tempt ; 
   That beauty, paradise's flower 
For physic made, from poison be exempt ; 
              That wit -- born apt high good to do --  
              By dwelling lazily 
On nature's nothing be not nothing too ; 
That our affections kill us not, nor die ; 
Hear us, weak echoes, O, Thou Ear and Eye.

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Text Authorship:

  • by John Donne (1572 - 1631), no title, appears in A Litany, no. 27 [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 Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "Litanie XXVII", 1944, published 1954, from Five Prayers for Women's Voices over the Pater Noster as Cantus Firmus [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
Line count: 9
Word count: 57

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