by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and possibly by Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) and sometimes misattributed to Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602)
The silver swan who, living, had no note
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Language: English
The silver swan who, living, had no note, when death approached, unlocked her silent throat. Leaning her breast against the reedy shore, thus sung her first and last, and sung no more: "Farewell all joys, O death come close mine eyes. More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise."
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The silver swan", first published 1612 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- possibly by Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625), "The silver swan", first published 1612 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602)
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