by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
[No title] See original
Language: English
JOAN LA PUCELLE
Look on thy country, look on fertile France,
And see the cities and the towns defaced
By wasting ruin of the cruel foe.
As looks the mother on her lowly babe
When death doth close his tender dying eyes,
See, see the pining malady of France;
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Composition:
- Set to music by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), no title, 1986 [ mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano ], from stage composition Herstory III: Jehanne de Lorraine, no. 4, confirmed with composer's website
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Henry VI, Part I, Act III, Scene 3
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-16
Line count: 15
Word count: 115