by George Etheredge, Sir (1635? - 1691)

Language: English 
Tell me no more you love; in vain,
Fair Celia, you this passion feign. 
Can they pretend to love who do
Refuse what love persuades them to? 
Who once has felt his active fire,
Dull laws of honour will disdain;
You would be thought his slave; and yet 
You will not to his power submit,
Tell me no more you love; in vain,
Fair Celia, you this passion feign.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Blow (1649 - 1708), "Tell me no more", published 1700 [ soprano and basso continuo ], published in Amphion Anglicus

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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 107