by Thomas Howell (flourished 1568-1581)
Who would have thought that face of...
Language: English
Who would have thought that face of thine Had been so full of doubleness? Or else within those crystal eyne Had rest so much unstableness? Thy face so fair, thy look so strange, Who would have thought so full of change?
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- by Thomas Howell (flourished 1568-1581), "Who Would Have Thought -" [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 John Farmer (c1570 - c1601?5), "Who would have thought that face of thine", published 1599 [ chorus ], from First Set of English Madrigals [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Who would have thought that face of thine", c1921-1922 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-23
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Word count: 44