by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)

The Rock of Rubies and the Quarrie of Pearls
 (Sung text for setting by A. Spalding)
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Language: English 
Some ask'd me where  ...  rubies grew,
And nothing I did say,
But with my finger pointed to
The lips of Julia.

Some ask'd how pearls did grow, and where?
Then spake I to my girl,
To part her lips, and shew'd them there
The quarelets of pearl.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Albert Spalding (1888 - 1953), "The Rock of Rubies and the Quarrie of Pearls"

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "The rock of rubies, and the quarry of pearls"

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 79