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by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)

The hour‑glass
 (Sung text for setting by S. Wilkinson)
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Language: English 
Do but consider this small dust
Here running in the glass,
    By atoms moved;
Could you believe that this
    The body was
Of one that loved?
And in his mistress' flame, playing like a fly,
Turned to cinders by her eye?
Yes; and in death, as life, unblessed,
    To have't expressed,
Even ashes of lovers find no rest.

Composition:

    Set to music by Stephen Wilkinson (b. 1919), "The hour-glass" [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "The hourglass"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 11
Word count: 58

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