by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Was this fair face the cause Matches base text
Language: English
Was this fair face the cause, quoth she, Why the Grecians sacked Troy? Fond done, done fond, Was this King Priam’s joy? With that she sigh’d as she stood, With that she sigh’d as she stood, And gave this sentence then, Among nine bad if one be good, Among nine bad if one be good, There’s yet one good in ten.
Composition:
- Set to music by Virgil Garnett Thomson (1896 - 1989), "Was this fair face the cause", 1957, published 1961 [ voice and piano ], from Five Shakespeare Songs, no. 1, Southern
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in All's well that ends well
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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-28
Line count: 10
Word count: 61