by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Lady, if you so spite me
Language: English
Lady, if you so spite me, Wherefore do you so oft kiss and delight me? Sure that my heart oppress'd overcloyed, May break thus overjoy'd. If you seek to spill me, Come kiss me, sweet, and kill me. So shall your heart be eased, And I shall rest content and die, well pleased.
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 Dowland (1562 - 1626), "Lady, if you so spite me" [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 53