by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
I saw that you were grown so high
Language: English
I saw that you were grown so high, You forc'd me from your company; Though I consented to your will, Yet you of me thought naught but ill. My gentle words flew to your breast, But they therein found little rest, Be'ng overcome with a false heart, Which was the cause that we did part.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "I saw that you were grown so high", Z. 387 (1678). [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 55