I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July-flowers; I sing of May-poles, hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides and of their bridal-cakes; I write of youth, of love, and have access By these to sing of cleanly wantonness; I sing of dews, of rains, and piece by piece Of balm, of oil, of spice and ambergris; I sing of times trans-shifting, and I write How roses first came red and lilies white; I write of groves, of twilights, and I sing The court of Mab, and of the fairy king; I write of Hell; I sing (and ever shall) Of Heaven, and hope to have it after all.
Household Tales
Song Cycle by Andy Vores (b. 1956)
4. The argument of his book
Language: English
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- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]7. How violets came blew
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Love on a day, wise poets tell, Some time in wrangling spent, Whether the violets should excel Or she, in sweetest scent. But Venus having lost the day, Poor girls, she fell on you : And beat ye so, as some dare say, Her blows did make ye blue.
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- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "How violets became blue"
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Jealous girls these sometimes were, While they liv'd or lasted here : Turn'd to flowers, still they be Yellow, mark'd for jealousy.
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- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
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Roses at first were white Till they could not agree, Whether my Sappho's breast Or they more white should be. But, being vanquish'd quite, A blush their cheeks bespread; Since which, believe the rest, The roses first came red.
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