by Henry Hughes (c1602 - c1652)
Tis not 'ith' pow'r of all thy scorne
Language: English
Tis not 'ith' pow'r of all thy scorne Or unrelenting bate, To quench my flames, or make them burne With heat more temperate: Still doe I struggle with dispaire, And ever court disdain; And though you ne're prove lesse severe, Ile doat upon my paine. Yet meaner beauties cannot claime In Love this tyranny, They must pretend an equall flame, Or else our passions die: You fair Clarinda you alone Are priz'd at such a rate To have a Votary of one Whom you doe reprobate.
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- by Henry Hughes (c1602 - c1652) [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 Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "Tis not 'ith' pow'r of all thy scorne", published 1655 [ voice and continuo ], from The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, no. 25, Confirmed with The Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three, by Henry Lawes, John Playford, London 1655, Page 22. [sung text checked 1 time]
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